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CVE-2016-20073

HIGH
8.2
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20073
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-15 11:40 UTC
Published
2026-06-15 12:00 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-15 12:00 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product
mattkaye / Answer My Question
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
mattkaye Answer My Question — 1.3
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-89 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.8 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References (4)
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