CVE-2025-26886: WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin <= 4.7.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Authors publishpress-authors allows SQL Injection.This issue affects PublishPress Authors: from n/a through <= 4.7.3.

Affected products

PublishPress Authors: through 4.7.3

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-plugin-4-7-3-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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