CVE-2021-26754
wpDataTables before 3.4.1 mishandles order direction for server-side tables, aka admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable order[0][dir] SQL injection.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
wpDataTables before 3.4.1 mishandles order direction for server-side tables, aka admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable order[0][dir] SQL injection.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.61% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- wpdatatables/wpdatatables
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-i/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdatatables/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-i/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdatatables/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.