CVE-2026-11920 JoomSport <= 5.7.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'order' Parameter
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in JoomSport to extract database information, or unauthenticated attackers can trick admins into triggering it.
- 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-2026-11920?
CVE-2026-11920 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in beardev JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.9 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 administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The affected admin page lacks nonce or CSRF protection on the GET request, meaning an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking an authenticated administrator into issuing a crafted request. Additionally, the vulnerability is only triggered when the 'orderby' parameter is also present and non-empty alongside the 'order' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11920?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11920 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-2026-11920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x38f-3fqc-wvp8.