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CVE-2016-20073: Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.

Affected products

• mattkaye Answer My Question: 1.3

References

• http://lenonleite.com.br/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/answer-my-question/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40771
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php

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