High severity · published Jun 13, 2026
CVE-2026-9848
WP Ticket <= 6.0.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via WordPress Search 's' Parameter
7.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Ticket plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the WordPress search query parameter (`s`) in versions up to, and including, 6.0.4 The plugin hooks WordPress's `posts_request` filter with `wp_ticket_com_posts_request()`, which calls `emd_author_search_results()` when the current request is an unauthenticated front-end search. That function reads `$query->query_vars['s']` — already wp_unslash()'d by `WP_Query::parse_query()`, so wp_magic_quotes protection has been stripped — and concatenates the raw value into a SQL `LIKE` clause inside a UNION sub-SELECT appended to the main query, with no `$wpdb->prepare()` or escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already-existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk · emarket-design
through 6.0.4 · source: vendor
Affected product
CS
Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk
emarket-design
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9848
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9848
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ticket/tags/6.0.4/includes/common-functions.php#L164
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ticket/tags/6.0.4/includes/common-functions.php#L174
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ticket/tags/6.0.4/includes/filter-functions.php#L22
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ticket/tags/6.0.4/includes/query-filters.php#L57
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3565099/wp-ticket/trunk/includes/common-functions.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwp-ticket/tags/6.0.4&new_path=%2Fwp-ticket/tags/6.0.5
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