Blind SQL injection in JNews - Pay Writer WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
The JNews - Pay Writer plugin for WordPress by jegtheme is affected in all versions up to and including 12.0.1. Improper neutralization of special elements in an SQL command (CWE-89) allows blind SQL injection. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it over the network without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality and low impact to availability.
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 jegtheme JNews - Pay Writer jnews-pay-writer allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects JNews - Pay Writer: from n/a through 12.0.1.
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
The sources list no fixed version for JNews - Pay Writer.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96328
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-qhfm-h7x3-vwc8
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More jegtheme vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03477 Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-03486 Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-42363 WordPress JNews - Pay Writer plugin <= 11.0.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-46719 WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 3.2.10 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-15125 Jeg Kit for Elementor <= 3.2.16 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-42364 WordPress JNews - Video plugin <= 11.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-96328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhfm-h7x3-vwc8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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