participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous…
Priority LOW 36CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01624 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xnau:participants_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.9.5.5 | Vulnerable | Roland Barker, xnau webdesign |
- cpe:2.3:a:xnau:participants_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.9.5.5 Vulnerable ·Roland Barker, xnau webdesign
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw39-q6xj-4gq5
References
More Roland Barker, xnau webdesign Participants Database vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-03230 SQL injection vulnerability in the Export CSV page in the Participants Database plugin… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-14941 WordPress Participants Database Plugin <= 2.4.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-26581 WordPress Participants Database Plugin <= 2.5.5 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-10289 The Participants Database plugin before 1.7.5.10 for WordPress has XSS. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-23650 WordPress Participants Database Plugin <= 2.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-8596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xw39-q6xj-4gq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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