CVE-2026-110179 affiliate-toolkit < 3.8.9 - Editor+ SQL Injection via orderby Parameter
Editor-level users can perform SQL injection via the orderby parameter to read arbitrary database information, including super admin password hashes on multisite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-110179?
CVE-2026-110179 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown affiliate-toolkit, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin before 3.8.9 does not validate a user-supplied sort value against an allowlist before using it in a database query, and the affected administrative list screen requires only a lower-privilege capability rather than an administrator one, so users with editor-level access and above can perform SQL injection and read arbitrary information from the database. On multisite a sub-site editor can read the network-global users table, including the super administrator's password hash.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-110179?
How do I fix CVE-2026-110179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-110179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-110179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-110179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x236-2cg8-2gw8.