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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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.
AnalysisAI
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. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress installation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | 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. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | 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. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade to the latest patched version of the plugin from the WordPress repository. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-89 – SQL Injection
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-49711
GHSA-43w3-9r73-g656