CVE-2026-15941

6.5 MEDIUM

Published 2026-08-05 · Updated 2026-08-05

AI risk analysis

Summary: The flaw allows an authenticated contributor to inject SQL through the Admin Search AJAX request, enabling time-based blind SQL injection. This matters because it can lead to database compromise without full admin privileges.
Exploitability: Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor-level user and knowledge of SQL injection techniques. It is moderately difficult due to the need for precise timing in a blind SQL injection scenario.
Blast radius: If exploited, this could result in unauthorized data access or manipulation within the WordPress database, impacting site integrity and confidentiality.
Prioritized remediation: Update the plugin to parameterize the taxonomy query data before interpolation into the term taxonomy lookup query to prevent SQL injection.

sql-injectionwebwordpressrce

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NVD description

The plugin provides an Admin Search page that allows users with the `edit_posts` capability to run Relevanssi searches from the WordPress dashboard. The AJAX handler accepts a URL-encoded `args` parameter, parses it into a `WP_Query`, and then passes user-controlled taxonomy query data into Relevanssi's taxonomy restriction builder. The taxonomy value is sanitized as text but is not parameterized for SQL before being interpolated into a term taxonomy lookup query. This allows an authenticated contributor-level attacker to inject SQL through the Admin Search AJAX request and execute time-based blind SQL injection against the WordPress database.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-89

All references

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