Unauthenticated SQL injection in Social Web Suite 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 · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Social Web Suite WordPress plugin through 4.1.12 accepts requests authorised by its shared secret even when that secret is not set. It also fails to sanitise a parameter before using it in an SQL statement (CWE-89). An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject SQL commands, and 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 Social Web Suite WordPress plugin through 4.1.12 does not require its shared secret to be set before accepting requests authorised by it, and does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in an SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Social Web Suite | up to 4.1.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Social Web Suite VendorUnknown Affected up to 4.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Social Web Suite.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88930
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-8r7c-grp8-rwmq
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-88930 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88930 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r7c-grp8-rwmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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