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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-5651 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.php#L563 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/tags/2.5/askeet.php#L767 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/askeet/trunk/askeet.php#L767 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3525593%40askeet%2Ftrunk&old=3521172%40askeet%2Ftrunk Wordfence
https://wordpress.org/plugins/askeet/ Wordfence
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b95af878-f324-44ae-a4bf-0c1e994bb3c1?source=cve Wordfence

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Wordfence  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-5651
NVD Published Date:
08/05/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/12/2026
Source:
Wordfence