CVE-2025-26886Network attack vector

Database disclosure via unprepared author-category query

Published Mar 15, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

SQL injection in PublishPress Authors 4.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to read database data. The author-category handler passes an insufficiently escaped user-supplied parameter into an existing SQL query without adequate preparation. Administrator-level access is required, and injected query fragments can extract sensitive database information.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in PublishPress Authors 4.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to read database data. The author-category handler passes an insufficiently escaped user-supplied parameter into an existing SQL query without adequate preparation. Administrator-level access is required, and injected query fragments can extract sensitive database information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-26886
Published
Mar 15, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
PublishPress
Product
PublishPress Authors
Classifications
CWE-89, CAPEC-66, T1213.006
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=4.7.3 changes=[{"at":"4.7.4","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

PublishPress · PublishPress Authorsversion=0 <=4.7.3 changes=[{"at":"4.7.4","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

7.6PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
4.9WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC-66SQL Injection
T1213.006Data from Information Repositories: Databases

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