CVE-2016-20065 json
Product Catalog 8 1.2 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection
published 2026-06-09 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-21 3 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10878
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the selectedCategory parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the UpdateCategoryList action to extract sensitive database information from WordPress tables.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40783 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- EvWill Product Catalog 8
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/40783
exploit
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wordpress.org
/plugins/product-catalog-8/
product
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lenonleite.com.br
/
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/product-catalog-8-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-20065
- NVD CVE-2016-20065
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