CVE-2026-2993
SQL Injection in AIWU WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-12
Last updated on: 2026-05-12
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| aiwu | ai_chatbot_and_workflow_automation | to 1.4.17 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-89 | The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to and including 1.4.17. This vulnerability arises because the plugin does not properly escape user-supplied parameters and lacks sufficient preparation of SQL queries in the getListForTbl() function.
As a result, unauthenticated attackers can append additional SQL queries to existing ones, potentially extracting sensitive information from the database.
A partial mitigation was introduced in version 1.4.11, which added a nonce check available only to administrators, but the vulnerability remains in later versions up to 1.4.17.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive information from the database by injecting malicious SQL queries.
Since the attack requires no authentication, it poses a significant risk of data exposure, potentially compromising confidential data stored by the plugin.
The CVSS base score of 7.5 indicates a high severity impact on confidentiality, though integrity and availability are not affected.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update the AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress to a version later than 1.4.17, as versions up to and including 1.4.17 are vulnerable.
Note that a partial mitigation was introduced in version 1.4.11 by adding a nonce check available only to administrators, but this does not fully resolve the issue.
Therefore, the immediate step is to upgrade the plugin to the latest version where this vulnerability is fixed.