WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection
Priority HIGH 82CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing editors and above to perform SQL injection attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00647 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Auction Plugin | up to 3.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WordPress Auction Plugin VendorUnknown Affected up to 3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrfp-c3c5-pw2c
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More WP Marka Wordpress Auction vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08223 WordPress Auction <= 3.7 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-8855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrfp-c3c5-pw2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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