SQL injection in WordPress Participants Database 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 xnau webdesign Participants Database plugin for WordPress is affected in versions through 2.7.8.5. User input is placed into SQL commands without proper neutralization (CWE-89), which enables blind SQL injection. An unauthenticated remote attacker can read data from the site database and partly disrupt the service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in xnau webdesign Participants Database participants-database allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Participants Database: from n/a through 2.7.8.5.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xnau webdesign | Participants Database | up to 2.7.8.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Participants Database Vendorxnau webdesign Affected up to 2.7.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Participants Database.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112860
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-pvv6-j57p-h6cv
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
More xnau webdesign vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79593 Object injection in WordPress Participants Database plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-76984 Authorization bypass in WordPress Participants Database plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-35860 WordPress Participants Database Plugin <= 2.7.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-112860 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112860 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvv6-j57p-h6cv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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