Paymendo Bank Transfer Plugin: Subscriber+ SQL Injection via orderBy Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 paymendo WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query. An authenticated user with Subscriber or higher privileges can inject SQL through the orderBy parameter (CWE-89). The exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The paymendo WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing any authenticated user to perform SQL injection attacks.
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 | paymendo | up to 1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- paymendo VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for paymendo.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89305
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-cc47-x7cq-5www
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-89305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cc47-x7cq-5www · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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