Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 22.72%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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SQL injection vulnerability in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the lang parameter in the HTTP Referer header in a wp-link-ajax. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 22.7%.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.
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This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. SQL injection vulnerability in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the lang parameter in the HTTP Referer header in a wp-link-ajax action to comments/feed. Affected products include: Wpml. Version information: before 3.1.9.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
SQL injection vulnerability in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the lang parameter in the HTTP Referer header in a wp-link-ajax action to comments/feed.
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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