GEO my WP <= 4.5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'swlatlng' / 'nelatlng' Parameters
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The GEO my WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'swlatlng' and 'nelatlng' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 The parameters are read from $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] via parse_str() (bypassing WordPress's wp_magic_quotes protection, which only covers $_POST/$_GET/$_COOKIE/$_REQUEST), then each is split on ',' via explode() and the resulting fragments are interpolated directly into a SQL BETWEEN clause in gmw_get_locations_within_boundaries_sql() without is_numeric() validation, (float) casting, esc_sql(), or $wpdb->prepare(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Exploitation requires the site to host the Posts Locator search-results shortcode (`[gmw form="results" form_id=N]`) on a public page and to have at least one published post with an associated gmw_location row.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9757
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-823p-x8f9-wj7r
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/042f78a4-2256-4286-aa03-8bd8b7a79530?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5/includes/gmw-functions.php#L678
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5/includes/class-gmw-form.php#L117
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5/includes/gmw-functions.php#L520
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5/includes/class-gmw-form-core.php#L794
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5/plugins/posts-locator/includes/class-gmw-wp-query.php#L266
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3552886/geo-my-wp/trunk/includes/gmw-functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fgeo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5&new_path=%2Fgeo-my-wp/tags/4.5.5.1
More ninjew vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-12876 GEO my WP <= 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'distance' / 'lat' / 'lng' Parameters CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-58531 GEO my WP <= 4.5.5.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-9757 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9757 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-823p-x8f9-wj7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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