Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2026· Updated Jul 16, 2026
SEO Booster <= 7.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'orderby' Parameter
CVE-2026-15445
Description
The SEO Booster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'orderby' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.1 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 administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Although esc_sql() and sanitize_text_field() are applied, neither neutralizes SQL keywords, commas, parentheses, or subquery syntax in an unquoted ORDER BY context, leaving the clause fully attacker-controlled.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-booster/trunk/inc/SB_GSC_List_Table.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-booster/trunk/inc/SB_GSC_List_Table.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-booster/trunk/seo-booster-gsc.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59f622ee-eccf-4b5b-8fa0-93a4405eb1e9mitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 23, 2026