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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-3811 · published 1 January 2018

CVE-2018-3811: Oturia smart google code inserter sql injection vulnerability

Oturia · Smart Google Code Inserter

SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 42% · top 1.4% CWE-89 · SQL injection
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/#developers Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/#developers Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-3811), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.