# CVE-2020-13640: A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL comma

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-06-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a wpdLoadMoreComments request. (No 7.x versions are affected.)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers
- https://wpdiscuz.com/community/news/security-vulnerability-issue-in-5-3-5-please-udate/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2323200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/tags/5.3.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/06/1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13640.yaml
- https://github.com/asterite3/CVE-2020-13640

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