SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/query.php in WordPress 2.3.1 and earlier…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/query.php in WordPress 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the s parameter, when DB_CHARSET is set to (1) Big5, (2) GBK, or possibly other character set encodings that support a "\" in a multibyte character.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09156 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10_rc1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10_rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10_rc2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3_rc1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3_rc2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2_revision5002 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2_revision5003 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10_rc2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5002 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5003 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79q4-xv4r-946x
References
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Sources
- CVE-2007-6318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79q4-xv4r-946x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-6318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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