Track vulnerabilities like this one. Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.
4.9

SEO Booster plugin for WordPress: Administrator Privilege Escalation

CVE-2026-15458 · published 3 months ago
Summary

The SEO Booster plugin for WordPress has a security issue that could allow an attacker with administrator access to gain even more access to the site. This could lead to sensitive information being stolen. Update the plugin to the latest version to fix the issue.

Original advisory text
The SEO Booster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'sort_field' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user suppl...
The SEO Booster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'sort_field' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.1 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.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
4.9 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-89SQL Injection
Timeline
Published16 Jul 2026
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen16 Jul 2026
Sources
CVE-2026-15458 · NVD
Track software like this
Free during beta