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CVE-2016-20065

Product Catalog 8 1.2 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection

Published: Jun 9, 2026Updated: Jun 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSS
HIGH

Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the selectedCategory parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the UpdateCategoryList action to extract sensitive database information from WordPress tables.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

Product Catalog 8
EvWill

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://lenonleite.com.br/
lenonleite.com.br
https://wordpress.org/plugins/product-catalog-8/
wordpress.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40783
exploit-db.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 9, 2026
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026

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