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WP Review Slider Pro EUVDEUVD-2026-41274

| CVE-2026-8441 HIGH
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-07-02 Wordfence GHSA-cmjq-cjh2-v8q8
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach public page with plugin shortcode
  2. Delivery
    Scrape wprp_load_more_revs nonce from page
  3. Exploit
    POST crafted notinstring to admin-ajax.php
  4. Execution
    Break out of unquoted NOT IN clause
  5. Impact
    Extract data via time-based blind injection

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the target WordPress site host a public frontend page rendering the WP Review Slider Pro shortcode, because that page is what exposes the check_ajax_referer nonce via wp_localize_script; with that nonce, the wp_ajax_nopriv_wprp_load_more_revs hook is reachable by unauthenticated visitors. Beyond obtaining the publicly-served nonce there are no privilege, authentication, or user-interaction prerequisites (PR:N/UI:N), and default configurations of vulnerable versions (up to and including 12.7.2) are affected. The primary limiting factor is that a site not displaying the plugin's shortcode on any public page will not leak the nonce; extraction is also read-only (confidentiality only) and blind/time-based, making data exfiltration slower and noisier than an inline error-based leak.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 7.5) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact - appropriate for a read-only blind/time-based SQL injection that discloses data but does not modify it. The nopriv AJAX registration plus the publicly retrievable nonce genuinely remove the authentication barrier, so PR:N is justified rather than optimistic. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input, so real-world exploitation pressure cannot be quantified - this appears to be disclosed-but-not-yet-weaponized. Practical risk is tempered by prerequisites (a public page must render the plugin shortcode to expose the nonce) and by the read-only nature, but SQLi in WordPress plugins is a heavily automated attack class, so this should be treated as a genuine data-exposure priority for sites running the plugin rather than a high-CVSS/low-real-risk artifact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker browses to a public page that renders the WP Review Slider Pro shortcode, scrapes the wprp_load_more_revs nonce embedded by wp_localize_script, then POSTs a crafted numeric payload in the notinstring parameter to admin-ajax.php. Using blind/time-based boolean conditions they iteratively read sensitive data such as user credentials or secret keys from the WordPress database. No exploit code has been published at time of analysis, but the attack requires no authentication and only low complexity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 02, 2026

SQL injection in the WP Review Slider Pro WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 12.7.2) lets unauthenticated attackers extract arbitrary database contents through the 'notinstring' parameter of the wprp_load_more_revs AJAX action. Because the action is exposed via wp_ajax_nopriv and its required nonce is leaked to the frontend through wp_localize_script on any page rendering the plugin shortcode, anyone who can reach a public page hosting the plugin can exploit it. Reported by Wordfence with a CVSS of 7.5; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version was identified in the available data, so administrators should consult the vendor change log at https://wpreviewslider.userecho.com/knowledge-bases/2/articles/88-change-log for a release later than 12.7.2 that fixes the wprp_load_more_revs handler and upgrade to it as the primary remediation, cross-checking against the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/396ba24f-e0f7-4374-a9ce-d9abddb87b39?source=cve. Until a fixed version is confirmed and applied, deploy a WAF rule (such as Wordfence) to filter SQL metacharacters and time-based injection patterns on the admin-ajax.php action=wprp_load_more_revs request and specifically on the notinstring parameter, accepting that WAF rules can be evaded and may need tuning. As a stronger compensating control, remove the plugin's shortcode from public pages or disable the 'load more reviews' feature, which stops the plugin from leaking the AJAX nonce and cuts off the unauthenticated path, at the cost of losing review pagination on those pages.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Review Slider Pro 0 ≤12.7.2

Affected Packages

euvd wp_review_slider_pro no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This is a textbook CWE-89 SQL Injection in the plugin's 'load more reviews' AJAX handler. The value from $_POST['notinstring'] passes only through sanitize_text_field(), which strips HTML and trims whitespace but performs no SQL escaping, and is then concatenated directly into an unquoted numeric AND id NOT IN (...) clause and executed via $wpdb->get_results() without $wpdb->prepare() or intval() casting. Crucially, because the injection point is an unquoted numeric context, WordPress's wp_magic_quotes protection - which only escapes embedded quote characters - provides no defense, since a numeric injection needs no quotes to break out of the clause. The affected component is the WP Review Slider Pro plugin distributed via wpreviewslider.com (CPE cpe:2.3:a:https://wpreviewslider.com/:wp_review_slider_pro:*).

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network SQLi via a publicly leaked nonce gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; read-only blind injection yields C:H with I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Review Slider Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'notinstring' parameter of the wprp_load_more_revs AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 12.7.2. The parameter is read via $_POST['notinstring'] and passed through sanitize_text_field() - which strips HTML and whitespace but does not provide SQL safety. The value is then concatenated directly into a numeric/unquoted AND id NOT IN (...) clause and executed via $wpdb->get_results() without $wpdb->prepare() or intval() casting. Because the value sits in an unquoted numeric context, WordPress's wp_magic_quotes protection (which only escapes embedded quotes) is ineffective. The AJAX hook is registered via wp_ajax_nopriv_wprp_load_more_revs, and the required check_ajax_referer nonce is publicly available via wp_localize_script on any frontend page that renders the plugin shortcode, so an unauthenticated attacker who can reach a public page hosting the plugin can extract arbitrary data from the database via blind/time-based injection.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

WP Review Slider Pro WordPress plugin (versions ≤12.7.2) contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Websites hosting the plugin face database extraction risk. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring immediate remediation to prevent data breach.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations if immediate removal is not feasible: implement Web Application Firewall rules blocking SQL injection payloads; disable wp_ajax_nopriv for this plugin; restrict network access to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoints; audit database access logs for unauthorized queries.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
premium niche WordPress review-slider plugin, modest install base
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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