CVE-2020-8596

7.5 highEPSS 1.6%

participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 76% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2020-02-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

xnau:participants_database

References

https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068
https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068

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