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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-12636 · published 22 June 2018

CVE-2018-12636: Ithemes security sql injection vulnerability

Ithemes · Security

The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.

7.2 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 30% · top 1.9% CWE-89 · SQL injection
7.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apach
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44943/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apach
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44943/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-12636), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.