CVE-2026-4060
The Geo Mashup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-Based SQL Injection via the 'sort' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.18.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Geo Mashup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-Based SQL Injection via the 'sort' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.18. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. The `esc_sql()` function is applied but is ineffective in the `ORDER BY` context because the value is not enclosed in quotes. Additionally, while a `sanitize_sort_arg()` allowlist-based sanitizer was added in version 1.13.18, it is only applied in the AJAX code path (`sanitize_query_args()`) and not in the `render-map.php` or template tag code paths. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database via a time-based blind approach.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/geo-mashup-db.php#L1767
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/geo-mashup-db.php#L1785
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/trunk/render-map.php#L166
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3503627/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2fa5ae9a-532c-40f9-b70a-217f0f9cd473?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.