SQL injection vulnerability in mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8…
Priority LOW 38CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the parentID parameter in an act_OrderCategories action to wp-admin/post-new.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02797 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8 | Vulnerable | Andrew Charlton |
| cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | Andrew Charlton |
| cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.6.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1a | Vulnerable | Andrew Charlton |
| cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7 | Vulnerable | Andrew Charlton |
| cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Andrew Charlton |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8 Vulnerable ·Andrew Charlton
- cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Andrew Charlton
- cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.6.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1a Vulnerable ·Andrew Charlton
- cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Andrew Charlton
- cpe:2.3:a:andrew_charlton:my_category_order:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Andrew Charlton
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4748
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2qv-x952-jqpq
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2009-4748 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4748 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2qv-x952-jqpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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