MEDIUMVulnerability

CVE-2026-5651

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.

Properties

severity
MEDIUM
score
4.9
cve_id
CVE-2026-5651
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
published_at
2026-08-05T08:16:35.150
last_modified
2026-08-12T21:00:37.147

Related Entities (2)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

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