CVE-2026-5651
Description
The Askeet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sql_query' parameter in multiple AJAX actions (askeet_execute_sql_query, askeet_export_all_results) in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This is due to the askeet_is_safe_query() filter being bypassable using MySQL conditional comments (e.g., /*!UNION*/). The filter strips regular block comments before checking for forbidden SQL keywords, but MySQL interprets conditional comments as executable code. 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.
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References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/trunk/askeet.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- wordpress.org/plugins/askeet/nvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b95af878-f324-44ae-a4bf-0c1e994bb3c1nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026