WP Inventory Manager: Authenticated SQL Injection via sort_order Shortcode
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP Inventory Manager plugin by chuck1982 for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'sort_order' shortcode attribute in all versions up to and including 2.5.5. The plugin does not sufficiently escape the parameter and does not prepare the existing SQL query, so an authenticated attacker with Contributor access or higher can append SQL queries to existing ones and extract sensitive information from the database. The attack works through the [wpinventory_categories] shortcode in a draft post viewed in preview, so the post does not need to be published. CVSS 3.1 scores it 6.5 (MEDIUM), and it is mapped to CWE-89.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The WP Inventory Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via 'sort_order' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This can be exploited by a Contributor via the [wpinventory_categories] shortcode embedded in a draft post rendered through preview, without requiring the post to be published.
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
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for WP Inventory Manager. Until a fix is released, limit Contributor and higher accounts to trusted users and review draft posts that use the [wpinventory_categories] shortcode.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76005
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-4mfw-7m87-4pf8
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0682bf7-0b5a-402f-9ae0-34e2f0f65bcf?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.0/includes/wpinventory.category.class.php#L78
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.category.class.php#L78
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L38
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.0/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.0/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L38
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3712512%40wp-inventory-manager&new=3712512%40wp-inventory-manager
More chuck1982 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-14437 WP Inventory Manager <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'where' Shortcode Attribute CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-12475 WP Inventory Manager <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-76005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mfw-7m87-4pf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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