SQL injection in Dynamic User Directory WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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
Sarah Giles' Dynamic User Directory plugin for WordPress, versions from n/a through 2.4, is affected. Improper neutralization of special elements lets SQL commands be built from attacker-supplied input (CWE-89), which enables blind SQL injection. A remote attacker with high privileges can read database contents and affect the wider WordPress site.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Sarah Giles Dynamic User Directory dynamic-user-directory allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Dynamic User Directory: from n/a through 2.4.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Giles | Dynamic User Directory | up to 2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Dynamic User Directory VendorSarah Giles Affected up to 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Dynamic User Directory.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42720
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-p7cf-gqx9-fgwg
More Sarah Giles vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70358 PHP object injection in WordPress Dynamic User Directory plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-39130 WordPress Dynamic User Directory plugin <= 2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-42720 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42720 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7cf-gqx9-fgwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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