Description
The plugin provides an Admin Search page that allows users with the `edit_posts` capability to run Relevanssi searches from the WordPress dashboard. The AJAX handler accepts a URL-encoded `args` parameter, parses it into a `WP_Query`, and then passes user-controlled taxonomy query data into Relevanssi's taxonomy restriction builder. The taxonomy value is sanitized as text but is not parameterized for SQL before being interpolated into a term taxonomy lookup query. This allows an authenticated contributor-level attacker to inject SQL through the Admin Search AJAX request and execute time-based blind SQL injection against the WordPress database.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Comesio
Comesio relevanssi – A Better Search
Relevanssi
Relevanssi relevanssi Premium – A Better Search
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Comesio
Comesio relevanssi – A Better Search
Relevanssi
Relevanssi relevanssi Premium – A Better Search
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The plugin provides an Admin Search page that allows users with the `edit_posts` capability to run Relevanssi searches from the WordPress dashboard. The AJAX handler accepts a URL-encoded `args` parameter, parses it into a `WP_Query`, and then passes user-controlled taxonomy query data into Relevanssi's taxonomy restriction builder. The taxonomy value is sanitized as text but is not parameterized for SQL before being interpolated into a term taxonomy lookup query. This allows an authenticated contributor-level attacker to inject SQL through the Admin Search AJAX request and execute time-based blind SQL injection against the WordPress database.
Title Relevanssi <= 4.27.1 and Relevanssi Premium <= 2.30.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Comesio Relevanssi – A Better Search
Relevanssi Relevanssi Premium – A Better Search
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T05:27:37.308Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T08:59:41.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-15941

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Updated: 2026-08-05T10:18:31Z

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