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CVE-2020-8596 Details

Description

participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xnau participants database
<= 1.9.5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:xnau:participants_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-8596
NVD Published Date:
Feb 11, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]