SQL injection in Recipe Card Blocks Lite 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 · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Recipe Card Blocks Lite WordPress plugin from 3.5.0 before 3.6.4 is affected. It does not sanitize or cast a block or shortcode attribute before concatenating it into SQL queries, an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89). An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or above can run SQL injection attacks, and the references include a link to an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Recipe Card Blocks Lite WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not sanitize and cast a block and shortcode attribute before concatenating it into SQL queries, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above 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 | Recipe Card Blocks Lite | 3.5.0 to before 3.6.4 | 3.6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Recipe Card Blocks Lite VendorUnknown Affected 3.5.0 to before 3.6.4 Fixed in 3.6.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Recipe Card Blocks Lite to version 3.6.4, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Recipe Card Blocks Lite (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115281
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-cr7x-4whh-v74w
- 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-115281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cr7x-4whh-v74w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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