CVE-2018-3811
SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 42.01% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- oturia/smart google code inserter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 32.3% on 21 September 2026 to 42.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.