my-category-order <= 2.8.7 - SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2009-4748
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published July 15, 2009
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ManhLuat93
Description

SQL injection vulnerability in mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8.7 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the parentID parameter in an act_OrderCategories action to wp-admin/post-new.php.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug my-category-order (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.7
Patched Version
  • 3.0.1
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