Medium severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-76005
WP Inventory Manager <= 2.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'sort_order' Shortcode Attribute
New
6.5
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Inventory Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via 'sort_order' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This can be exploited by a Contributor via the [wpinventory_categories] shortcode embedded in a draft post rendered through preview, without requiring the post to be published.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
WP Inventory Manager · chuck1982
through 2.5.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76005
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0682bf7-0b5a-402f-9ae0-34e2f0f65bcf?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.0/includes/wpinventory.category.class.php#L78
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.category.class.php#L78
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L107
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.1/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L38
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-inventory-manager/tags/2.5.0/includes/wpinventory.shortcodes.class.php#L107
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