---
id: "CVE-2026-110179"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110179"]
title: "WordPress affiliate-toolkit plugin: SQL injection lets editors read database"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["affiliate-toolkit", "multisite", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-editor-accounts", "plugin-updated-to-3.8.9"]
published_at: "2026-10-16T07:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:12+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:45:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110179", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:12+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress affiliate-toolkit plugin: SQL injection lets editors read database

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list or with `wp plugin get affiliate-toolkit --field=version`
- Confirm whether untrusted users hold editor or higher roles on the site
- On multisite, check which sub-site editors exist

## Fix

- Update the affiliate-toolkit plugin to `3.8.9` or later
- Review editor accounts and rotate passwords for any super administrator if exposure is suspected

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:12+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110179

## From the sources

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.

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