SQL injection in WordPress UDesign Core plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
AndonDesign's UDesign Core plugin for WordPress is affected up to and including 4.15.0. Improper neutralization of special elements in an SQL command (CWE-89) lets a subscriber-level user inject SQL into database queries. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can reach high confidentiality impact over the network, with low availability impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber SQL Injection in UDesign Core <= 4.15.0 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndonDesign | UDesign Core | up to 4.15.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- UDesign Core VendorAndonDesign Affected up to 4.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for UDesign Core.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42416
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-9hcr-cwhj-3rp5
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More AndonDesign vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39210 WordPress UDesign Core plugin <= 4.14.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-33201 WordPress UDesign Core plugin <= 4.14.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-03797 WordPress UDesign theme <= 4.7.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-22471 WordPress UDesign theme <= 4.14.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-38374 WordPress UDesign Core plugin <= 4.14.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-33203 WordPress UDesign Core plugin <= 4.14.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-42416 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42416 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hcr-cwhj-3rp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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