CVE-2020-8596
Participants Database <= 1.9.5.5 - SQL Injection
highImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
7.5
CVSS Score
7.5
CVSS Score
high
Severity
1.9.5.6
Patched in
1443d
Time to patch
Description
participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<1.9.5.6PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginparticipants-database
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