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CVE-2024-8855: The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing editors and above to perform SQL injection attacks

critical Affects wordpress-auction (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WordPress Auction Plugin WordPress plugin through 3.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing editors and above to perform SQL injection attacks

Package
wordpress-auction (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.7
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (50.9th percentile)
Published
2025-01-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordwordpress-auction (WordPress plugin) advisories

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