CVE-2026-89216 vTables < 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via orderby Parameter
High 8.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-89216 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-89216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown vTables, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown vTables. 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-2026-89216/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89216/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-89216?
CVE-2026-89216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown vTables, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Official description
The vTables WordPress plugin before 0.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and extract data from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89216?
How do I fix CVE-2026-89216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-89216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-89216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-445v-r4g3-586w.