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TI-2026-12876 Aliases CVE-2026-15300GHSA-342q-8r84-85cj

GEO my WP <= 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'distance' / 'lat' / 'lng' Parameters

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
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 was vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'distance', 'lat', and 'lng' parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.5.4. The values were read from $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] via parse_str() (bypassing wp_magic_quotes, which does not cover $_SERVER), then passed through bare esc_sql() before being interpolated into unquoted numeric positions in the proximity-search query (HAVING/SELECT clause distance math, BETWEEN bounding-box pre-filter) built by gmw_locations_query() in plugins/posts-locator/includes/class-gmw-wp-query.php. Because esc_sql() only escapes string delimiters and these positions are numeric, payloads such as `1 OR SLEEP(3)` survived sanitization. Fixed in 4.5.5 by adding an upstream is_numeric() guard that short-circuits the WHERE clause to `AND 1 = 0` when either coordinate is non-numeric, and by replacing the three esc_sql() calls with (float) casts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ninjewGEO my WPup to 4.5.4—No fix listedCNA
  • GEO my WP Vendorninjew Affected up to 4.5.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15300
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-342q-8r84-85cj
  3. 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2026-58531 GEO my WP <= 4.5.5.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-08553 GEO my WP <= 4.5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'swlatlng' / 'nelatlng' Parameters CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources