CVE-2026-5651
Askeet <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'sql_query' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 5, 2026
Description
The Askeet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sql_query' parameter in multiple AJAX actions (askeet_execute_sql_query, askeet_export_all_results) in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This is due to the askeet_is_safe_query() filter being bypassable using MySQL conditional comments (e.g., /*!UNION*/). The filter strips regular block comments before checking for forbidden SQL keywords, but MySQL interprets conditional comments as executable code. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Askeet — Talk to Your WooCommerce Data2wstechnologies |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b95af878-f324-44ae-a4bf-0c1e994bb3c1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/trunk/askeet.php#L767
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.php#L767
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.php#L563
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/askeet/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3525593%40askeet%2Ftrunk&old=3521172%40askeet%2Ftrunk
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