CVE-2016-20073

HIGH 8.2

Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php

CVSS Score

8.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.

CWE	CWE-89
Vendor	mattkaye
Product	answer my question
Published	Jun 15, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

mattkaye / Answer My Question

1.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40771 wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/answer-my-question/ lenonleite.com.br: http://lenonleite.com.br/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php

Credits

Lenon Leite