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CVE-2018-12636

iThemes Security <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.

El plugin iThemes Security (better-wp-security) en versiones anteriores a la 7.0.3 para WordPress permite la inyección SQL (por atacantes con privilegios Admin) mediante la página de logs.

WordPress iThemes Security plugin versions prior to 7.0.3 suffer from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.

*Credits: Çlirim Emini
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-06-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-06-22 CVE Published
  • 2018-06-25 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ithemes
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 Security
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 < 7.0.3
Search vendor "Ithemes" for product "Security" and version " < 7.0.3"
wordpress
Affected