# CVE-2026-12512: Quotes Llama < 3.1.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via sc Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can perform SQL injection to read arbitrary database data, including password hashes, via the sc parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggv5-9w8q-wh8j

## What is CVE-2026-12512?

CVE-2026-12512 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Quotes llama, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Quotes llama WordPress plugin before 3.1.6 does not properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform UNION-based SQL injection and read arbitrary data from the database, including password hashes.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12512?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12512 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12512 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12512 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12512 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Quotes llama, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12512 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Quotes llama. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12512/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12512/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12512
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12512
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12512

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12512/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.