CVE-2026-9179PoC

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: High priority (within 72h)

NVD description

The WP Forms Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter of the /wp-json/wp/v3/post/list REST endpoint in versions up to and including 1.8. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user-supplied 'order' parameter (read directly from $_GET['order'] into $shorting) and the lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query in the listPost() function, where the value is concatenated unquoted into the ORDER BY clause and executed via $wpdb->get_results() without $wpdb->prepare(). The endpoint is registered with permission_callback '__return_true' and performs only a broken header-based check that validates the supplied 'Username' corresponds to an administrator account while never verifying the 'Password'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-89

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-25: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-06-25: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-25: 106-25
Signal classification1 categories
PoC
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • Atomic Edge@atomicedgeWAF
    PoC

    https://atomicedge.io/cve-proof/cve-2026-9179-wp-forms-connector-version-1-8-high-vulnerability-proof-of-concept CVE-2026-9179 wp-forms-connector (CVSS Score 7.5) #WordPress plugin #vulnerability #cybersecurity #wordpressfirewall #wordpresssecurity #hacking #wpsecurity #atomic…

    Post summary

    The post shares a proof‑of‑concept for CVE‑2026‑9179 affecting the WordPress wp‑forms‑connector plugin, highlighting its high severity but providing no evidence of active exploitation or patch details.

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