CVE-2026-4060
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Time-Based SQL Injection in Geo Mashup WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-05-02

Last updated on: 2026-05-05

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Geo Mashup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-Based SQL Injection via the 'sort' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.18. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. The `esc_sql()` function is applied but is ineffective in the `ORDER BY` context because the value is not enclosed in quotes. Additionally, while a `sanitize_sort_arg()` allowlist-based sanitizer was added in version 1.13.18, it is only applied in the AJAX code path (`sanitize_query_args()`) and not in the `render-map.php` or template tag code paths. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database via a time-based blind approach.
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Published
2026-05-02
Last Modified
2026-05-05
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-05-02
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-4060
EUVD
EUVD-2026-26778
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Vendor Product Version / Range
geo_mashup geo_mashup to 1.13.18 (inc)
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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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Executive Summary

The Geo Mashup plugin for WordPress has a Time-Based SQL Injection vulnerability in the 'sort' parameter in all versions up to and including 1.13.18.

This vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly escape or prepare the user-supplied 'sort' parameter in SQL queries. Although the esc_sql() function is used, it is ineffective in the ORDER BY clause since the value is not enclosed in quotes.

While a sanitizer was added in version 1.13.18, it only applies to AJAX code paths and not to other code paths like render-map.php or template tags, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL queries.

Attackers can exploit this to perform time-based blind SQL injection attacks to extract sensitive information from the database.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks that can extract sensitive information from the database.

Because the attack is time-based blind SQL injection, attackers can infer data by measuring response times, potentially exposing confidential data without direct error messages.

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity, meaning the impact on confidentiality is high, though integrity and availability are not affected.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive information from the database via a time-based blind SQL injection. This exposure of sensitive data could lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require the protection of personal and sensitive information from unauthorized access.

Specifically, the ability to extract sensitive information without authentication increases the risk of data breaches, which are subject to mandatory reporting and can result in penalties under these regulations.

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