CVE-2026-12248
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Unknown), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
The WPML Multilingual CMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sorting' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with translator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=4.9.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sitepress-multilingual-cms/tags/4.9.2/classes/API/REST/class-wpml-tm-rest-jobs.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sitepress-multilingual-cms/tags/4.9.2/classes/jobs/query/OrderQueryHelper.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sitepress-multilingual-cms/trunk/classes/API/REST/class-wpml-tm-rest-jobs.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sitepress-multilingual-cms/trunk/classes/jobs/query/OrderQueryHelper.phpnvd
- wpml.org/category/changelog/nvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/781b00cd-3af9-432a-876b-bff482106ab0nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 10, 2026 to August 16, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 21, 2026