CVE-2026-8685
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SQL Injection in Infility Global WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-05-20

Last updated on: 2026-05-20

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Infility Global plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'orderby' and 'order' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.16. This is due to insufficient escaping on user supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query within the show_control_data::post_list() function, which is registered as an admin menu page with only the 'read' capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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Published
2026-05-20
Last Modified
2026-05-20
Generated
2026-06-09
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2026-05-20
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-08
NVD
CVE-2026-8685
EUVD
EUVD-2026-31020
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Vendor Product Version / Range
infility_global plugin to 2.15.16 (inc)
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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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Executive Summary

The Infility Global plugin for WordPress has a SQL Injection vulnerability in the 'orderby' and 'order' parameters in all versions up to and including 2.15.16.

This vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly escape user-supplied parameters and does not sufficiently prepare the existing SQL query within the show_control_data::post_list() function.

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to append additional SQL queries to existing ones, potentially extracting sensitive information from the database.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker with low-level authenticated access (Subscriber-level or above) to perform SQL Injection attacks.

Such an attack can lead to unauthorized extraction of sensitive information from the database.

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity impact, with high confidentiality impact but no impact on integrity or availability.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to perform SQL Injection attacks that can extract sensitive information from the database.

Such unauthorized access and extraction of sensitive data could potentially lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require the protection of personal and sensitive information.

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