CVE-2016-20073

critical

Description

Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40771

https://wordpress.org/plugins/answer-my-question/

http://lenonleite.com.br/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-15

Updated: 2026-06-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical