{"id":"CVE-2026-89214","published":"2026-10-11T07:17:27.957","lastModified":"2026-10-13T16:29:21.907","description":"The WpCues Basic Quiz WordPress plugin through 1.6.5 does not properly sanitise and escape values before using them in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and read data from the database.","cvssScore":8.6,"cvssSeverity":"HIGH","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwes":["CWE-89"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c5c57e38-61e9-456b-a56e-ef25146ee28f/","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[],"hasPoc":false,"ai":{"summary":"The WpCues Basic Quiz plugin has a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read database contents. This occurs because the plugin fails to properly sanitize input before using it in SQL queries.","exploitability":"Exploitation is relatively straightforward as attackers don't need authentication and can trigger the vulnerability through specific API endpoints, requiring only basic HTTP request capabilities.","blast_radius":"If exploited, attackers could access sensitive quiz data, user information, and potentially other database contents that the plugin stores, affecting all WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin version.","remediation":"Upgrade to version 1.6.6 or later which contains the SQL injection fix for the WpCues Basic Quiz plugin.","detection":"Monitor for unusual SQL query patterns in database logs or application logs that show parameterized queries with unescaped values, particularly around quiz-related endpoints.","tags":["sql-injection","wordpress","unauthenticated","plugin"],"model":"garnet-coder","analyzedAt":"2026-10-18T10:06:25.749Z"}}