CVE-2009-4748 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in mycategoryorder.php in the My Category Order plugin 2.8 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the parentID parameter in an act_OrderCategories action to wp-admin/post-new.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.8% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-03-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andrew charlton | my category order |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin My Category Order 2.8 - SQL Injection | 2009-07-15 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/wpmco-sql.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51727
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/wpmco-sql.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51727
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