EUVD-2026-49711
GHSA-43w3-9r73-g656
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as WordPress admin
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ExploitCraft HTTP request with malicious orderby parameter
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ExecutionInject SQL into existing query
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ImpactExtract sensitive database information
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 | The attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress installation. The plugin must be active and the 'orderby' parameter in the backinstock.php functionality must be accessible. No special configuration beyond default plugin settings is required. The vulnerability is limited to administrative users (PR:H), so lower-privileged accounts cannot exploit it. |
| Impact | The CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) indicates medium severity, but the requirement for administrator-level privileges significantly reduces real-world risk. Without evidence of exploitation in the wild (CISA KEV not listed) or public exploit code, this vulnerability is a lower priority for most organizations unless admin accounts are compromised. The high confidentiality impact is mitigated by the high privilege requirement. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated WordPress administrator sends a crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable endpoint, injecting malicious SQL via the 'orderby' parameter. The time-based SQLi allows the attacker to extract hashed passwords or other sensitive data from the database over multiple requests. No public exploit code is known. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 28, 2026
Time-based SQL injection in the SMS Alert plugin for WordPress allows authenticated administrators to extract sensitive database information. Affected are all versions up to 3.9.7. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at this time.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to the latest patched version of the plugin from the WordPress repository. The vendor has provided a code fix via changeset (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3623914%40sms-alert&new=3623914%40sms-alert), though the released patched version number is not independently confirmed in the available data. As a workaround, limit administrative access to trusted users only, as the vulnerability requires admin privileges.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a classic SQL injection (CWE-89) in a WordPress plugin that provides SMS and OTP functionality for WooCommerce. The 'orderby' parameter in the backinstock.php file is insufficiently escaped and queries are not properly prepared, allowing an attacker with admin access to inject arbitrary SQL. The CPE indicates all versions up to 3.9.7 are vulnerable, covering installations on WooCommerce sites using SMS Alert.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
PR:H due to admin access required; AV:N as network exploitable; no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The SMS Alert - SMS & OTP for WooCommerce, Order Notifications & Abandoned Cart Recovery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'orderby' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. 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.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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