Participants Database < 2.7.8.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via List Search
Priority HIGH 80CWE-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 · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Participants Database WordPress plugin before 2.7.8.4 does not properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Participants Database (Unknown): 2.7.8.4
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 | Participants Database | before 2.7.8.4 | 2.7.8.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Participants Database VendorUnknown Affected before 2.7.8.4 Fixed in 2.7.8.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Participants Database (Unknown) Fixed in 2.7.8.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv54-r3hg-rvqj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-13596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv54-r3hg-rvqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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