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GHSA-W4CG-H4J3-3GF6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 09:31 – Updated: 2026-08-05 09:31

Details

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.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2026-5651 (GCVE-0-2026-5651)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 06:38 – Updated: 2026-08-05 14:15

Title

Askeet <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'sql_query' Parameter

Summary

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.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-05 14:15 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2188 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet…
https://wordpress.org/plugins/askeet/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
2wstechnologies	Askeet — Talk to Your WooCommerce Data	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.0 (semver)

Credits

Régis SENET

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