CVE-2026-2416
📋 TL;DR
The Geo Mashup WordPress plugin contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'sort' parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This can lead to extraction of sensitive database information like user credentials, personal data, or site content. All WordPress sites using Geo Mashup version 1.13.17 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Geo Mashup Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including extraction of administrator credentials, user personal information, and sensitive site data, potentially leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of user information, site content, and configuration details that could enable further attacks or privacy violations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing read access to non-sensitive tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via GET/POST parameters is well-understood and easily weaponized. The vulnerability requires no authentication and minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.13.18 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3461591/geo-mashup
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Geo Mashup and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 1.13.18+ from WordPress plugin repository and manually replace files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Geo Mashup Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate geo-mashup
Web Application Firewall Rule
linuxBlock malicious SQL injection attempts targeting the sort parameter
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:sort "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation for the sort parameter using WordPress sanitization functions
- Apply principle of least privilege to database user accounts to limit potential damage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Geo Mashup version. If version is 1.13.17 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get geo-mashup --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Geo Mashup plugin version is 1.13.18 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple requests with SQL-like patterns in sort parameter
- Requests to geo-mashup endpoints with suspicious sort values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in sort parameter
- Unusual database query patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*geo-mashup*" AND (query="*sort=*UNION*" OR query="*sort=*SELECT*")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/tags/1.13.17/geo-mashup-db.php#L1530
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/geo-mashup/tags/1.13.17/geo-mashup-db.php#L1701
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3461591/geo-mashup
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ab5ca55-0a8a-45a8-9ab0-aa3bbfa85417?source=cve
