CVE-2016-20073

8.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (8.8). EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit crafted SQL statements to the modal.php endpoint to extract sensitive database information including WordPress terms and configuration data.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.8 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 19% of CVEs (scores of 2026-11-01)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2026-06-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

http://lenonleite.com.br/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/answer-my-question/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40771
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-my-question-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection-via-modal-php

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