rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress <= 4.7.11 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'compare' Parameter
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 rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the 'compare' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.11 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. 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. This is exploitable on any public page containing an rtMedia shortcode (e.g., [rtmedia_gallery]) when the rtmedia_shortcode GET parameter is set, because RTMediaQuery::query() merges $_REQUEST into the internal query while only validating top-level array keys, allowing the nested 'compare' subvalue to reach the vulnerable sink without authentication.
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-2026-16482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjq8-433v-gm7m
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53d9b351-ba17-431a-b371-7dc1a87bd757?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L116
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/main/routers/query/RTMediaQuery.php#L611
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3652137/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.12/app/helper/db/RTDBModel.php
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- TI-2026-42512 WordPress rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress plugin <= 4.7.10 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-16482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjq8-433v-gm7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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