# CVE-2026-15439: GamiPress <= 7.9.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

> Authenticated attackers can execute SQL queries via the wpForo integration selector in GamiPress, potentially reading or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mqq-vp94-w5r5

## What is CVE-2026-15439?

CVE-2026-15439 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The GamiPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via the 'q' parameter of the wpForo integration AJAX selector (action gamipress_wpforo_get_posts) in versions up to, and including, 7.9.7. The value is passed only through $wpdb->esc_like() and interpolated directly into a single-quoted LIKE clause with no %s placeholder. Because esc_like() runs after WordPress core magic quotes, it doubles the injected backslash (\' -> \\'), which MySQL reads as one literal backslash followed by a live closing quote, allowing the attacker to break out of the string and inject boolean-based SQL. The wpForo plugin only needs to be active to register the callback; no wpForo vulnerability is used. Requires a Subscriber account, which can read the gamipress_admin nonce (exposed on every admin page, e.g. /wp-admin/profile.php). Note: the researcher's Simple:Press vectors (PoC 2 & 3) do not reproduce in current code, which uses $wpdb->prepare() with %s placeholders; only the wpForo selector is confirmed.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15439?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-15439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-15439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-15439 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-15439 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI. 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-2026-15439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15439/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15439
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15439
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15439

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