SQL injection in MPG WordPress plugin exposes password hashes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The MPG WordPress plugin before 4.2.3 is affected. It does not properly validate the structure of imported project data before using it in a database query (CWE-89). An authenticated user with the Editor role or higher can exploit this SQL injection to read sensitive data such as password hashes. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The MPG WordPress plugin before 4.2.3 does not properly validate the structure of imported project data before using it in a database query, allowing users with the Editor role or higher to perform SQL injection attacks and read sensitive data such as password hashes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MPG | before 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- MPG VendorUnknown Affected before 4.2.3 Fixed in 4.2.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the MPG plugin to version 4.2.3, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA MPG (Unknown) Fixed in 4.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104953
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-qjm2-mh87-qf26
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-104953 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104953 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjm2-mh87-qf26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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