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high 7.5

CVE-2009-4748 json

SQL injection vulnerability in mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4712

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8 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.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9150)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9150 WordPress Plugin My Category Order 2.8 - SQL Injection webapps, 2009-07-15
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35704 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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