CVE-2026-16949: CWE-89 SQL Injection in Term Pages
The Term Pages WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Term Pages WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.0 contain a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter before its use in a SQL query. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL code, potentially compromising the database. The vulnerability was published on August 10, 2026, but no CVSS score or vendor remediation information is provided. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database used by the Term Pages plugin. This may lead to unauthorized data access, data modification, or other impacts depending on the database privileges. However, no active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling the plugin or restricting access to vulnerable functionality to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-16949: CWE-89 SQL Injection in Term Pages
Description
The Term Pages WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Term Pages WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.0 contain a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter before its use in a SQL query. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL code, potentially compromising the database. The vulnerability was published on August 10, 2026, but no CVSS score or vendor remediation information is provided. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database used by the Term Pages plugin. This may lead to unauthorized data access, data modification, or other impacts depending on the database privileges. However, no active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling the plugin or restricting access to vulnerable functionality to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T08:02:06.415Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7972aebf8831d5392fafe3
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 06:41:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 07:18:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 6
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