{"id":"CVE-2026-110179","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-110179"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress affiliate-toolkit plugin: SQL injection lets editors read database","description":"The affiliate-toolkit  WordPress plugin before 3.8.9 does not validate a user-supplied sort value against an allowlist before using it in a database query, and the affected administrative list screen requires only a lower-privilege capability rather than an administrator one, so users with editor-level access and above can perform SQL injection and read arbitrary information from the database. On multisite a sub-site editor can read the network-global users table, including the super administrator's password hash.","summary":"The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin before 3.8.9 passes an unvalidated sort parameter into a database query on an admin list screen. Users with editor-level access can use this SQL injection to read arbitrary database contents, and on multisite a sub-site editor can read the super administrator's password hash.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["affiliate-toolkit","multisite","package","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["no-editor-accounts","plugin-updated-to-3.8.9"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list or with `wp plugin get affiliate-toolkit --field=version`\n- Confirm whether untrusted users hold editor or higher roles on the site\n- On multisite, check which sub-site editors exist","fix":"- Update the affiliate-toolkit plugin to `3.8.9` or later\n- Review editor accounts and rotate passwords for any super administrator if exposure is suspected","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-16T07:17:10+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:12+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:45:14+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:45:14+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.8,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:45:14Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the affiliate-toolkit plugin to `3.8.9` or later\n- Review editor accounts and rotate passwords for any super administrator if exposure is suspected","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress affiliate-toolkit plugin: SQL injection lets editors read database","impact":"high","summary":"The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin before 3.8.9 passes an unvalidated sort parameter into a database query on an admin list screen. Users with editor-level access can use this SQL injection to read arbitrary database contents, and on multisite a sub-site editor can read the super administrator's password hash.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","affiliate-toolkit","multisite"],"confidence":0.8,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Editors read the database, including super administrator password hashes","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list or with `wp plugin get affiliate-toolkit --field=version`\n- Confirm whether untrusted users hold editor or higher roles on the site\n- On multisite, check which sub-site editors exist","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["plugin-updated-to-3.8.9","no-editor-accounts"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running affiliate-toolkit before 3.8.9 where users with editor-level access or above can reach the affected admin list screen. Multisite networks are at higher risk because a sub-site editor can read the network-global users table. 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Multisite networks are at higher risk because a sub-site editor can read the network-global users table. Sites without the plugin, or with it already updated, can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-16T07:17:10+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvss_by":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-110179","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110179","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-16T07:17:10+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-16T15:17:09+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:12+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:55+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}