CVE-2016-20073
Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jun 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 15, 2026
Description
Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Answer My Questionmattkaye |
|
References
- ExploitDB-40771exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.phpthird-party-advisory
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