Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
mattkaye Answer My Question affected
Version Status Constraints
1.3 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
http://lenonleite.com.br/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://wordpress.org/plugins/answer-my-question/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40771 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Description Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.
Title Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-15T22:00:01.584Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T11:40:26.273Z

Link: CVE-2016-20073

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T21:59:56.573Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-15T14:16:30.520

Modified: 2026-06-15T20:50:47.973

Link: CVE-2016-20073

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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