4.9
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-7472
Read More & Accordion <= 3.5.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'orderby' Parameter
Description

The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the 'orderby' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.7. This is due to the use of esc_sql() without surrounding the value in quotes in an ORDER BY clause inside the getAllDataByLimit() and getAccordionAllDataByLimit() functions in ReadMoreData.php. The user-supplied $_GET['orderby'] value is only processed through esc_attr() (an HTML-escaping function) before being passed to these database functions, where esc_sql() is applied but the value is directly concatenated—unquoted—into the ORDER BY fragment of the SQL query before $wpdb->prepare() is called. Because esc_sql() only escapes quote characters and backslashes (which are irrelevant in an unquoted ORDER BY context), an attacker can inject arbitrary SQL expressions such as (SELECT SLEEP(5)) or conditional subqueries to perform time-based blind data extraction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level access or above (or any role explicitly permitted access to the plugin's admin pages via the yrm-user-roles setting) to extract sensitive data from the database, including administrator credential hashes.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 20, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update the Read More & Accordion plugin to a version later than 3.5.7 to fix SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Update the Read More & Accordion plugin.
  • Apply available security patches from the vendor.
  • Review plugin configurations for security settings.
  • Restrict access to plugin admin pages.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-7472 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the 'orderby' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.7. This is due to the use of esc_sql() without surrounding the value in quotes in an ORDER BY clause inside the getAllDataByLimit() and getAccordionAllDataByLimit() functions in ReadMoreData.php. The user-supplied $_GET['orderby'] value is only processed through esc_attr() (an HTML-escaping function) before being passed to these database functions, where esc_sql() is applied but the value is directly concatenated—unquoted—into the ORDER BY fragment of the SQL query before $wpdb->prepare() is called. Because esc_sql() only escapes quote characters and backslashes (which are irrelevant in an unquoted ORDER BY context), an attacker can inject arbitrary SQL expressions such as (SELECT SLEEP(5)) or conditional subqueries to perform time-based blind data extraction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level access or above (or any role explicitly permitted access to the plugin's admin pages via the yrm-user-roles setting) to extract sensitive data from the database, including administrator credential hashes.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/tags/3.5.7/classes/ReadMoreData.php#L1522
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/tags/3.5.7/classes/ReadMoreData.php#L1537
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/tags/3.5.7/views/accordionBuilder/list.php#L29
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/tags/3.5.7/views/readMorePagesView.php#L29
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/classes/ReadMoreData.php#L1522
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/classes/ReadMoreData.php#L1537
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/views/accordionBuilder/list.php#L29
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/expand-maker/trunk/views/readMorePagesView.php#L29
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc7c7e21-fbd7-4451-bc7d-3d11db01a443?source=cve
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