CVE-2026-42646 (GCVE-0-2026-42646)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 10:40 – Updated: 2026-04-29 11:59
VLAI?
Title
WordPress TaxoPress plugin <= 3.44.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Steve Burge TaxoPress simple-tags allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through <= 3.44.0.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Steve Burge TaxoPress Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.44.0 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-29 12:46
Credits
timomangcut | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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