CVE-2016-20065Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the selectedCategory parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the UpdateCategoryList action to extract sensitive database information from WordPress tables.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-89

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-06-09); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Mentions · 2026-07-26: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-26: 106-0907-26
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-06-091
Disclosure1
2026-07-261
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab
    Patch

    🚨 HIGH severity CVE-2016-20065 (CVSS 8.2): SQL injection in Product Catalog 8 1.2 WordPress plugin. Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive database data via admin-ajax[.]php. Patch immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/DCnqDxsNSb

    Post summary

    The tweet highlights a high-severity SQL injection in the Product Catalog 8.1.2 WordPress plugin and urges users to apply the patch immediately.

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    96 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-20065 Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20065

    Post summary

    The post announces that the WordPress Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin contains an unauthenticated SQL injection flaw (CVE‑2016‑20065) enabling arbitrary SQL execution.

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    57.6K followersView on X

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