CVE-2018-12636 in the critical feed json
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via t…
published 2018-06-22 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4592
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 28.8%
- EPSS 28.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
Patch / fix
- ithemes security 7.0.3
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-44943)
Exploit prediction
28.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44943 WordPress Plugin iThemes Security < 7.0.3 - SQL Injection webapps, 2018-06-25
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/44943/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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wordpress.org
/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers
third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12636
- NVD CVE-2018-12636
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.