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CVE-2026-59538 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection – GamiPress WordPress Plugin ≤ 7.9.7

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Summary

CVE-2026-59538 is a critical unauthenticated blind SQL injection vulnerability affecting the GamiPress WordPress plugin in all versions up to and including 7.9.7. With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3, the flaw allows any remote, unauthenticated attacker to interact directly with the underlying WordPress database, enabling mass extraction of sensitive data from over 10,000 active installations.

Technical details

  • Root cause: Insufficient input sanitization in SQL query construction within the GamiPress plugin, classified as Blind SQL Injection (CWE-89 / CAPEC-7).
  • Trigger conditions: No authentication and no user interaction are required; the vulnerability is exploitable by any unauthenticated remote actor.
  • Attack vector: Network-accessible (AV:N); the attack can be launched over standard HTTP/HTTPS with low complexity (AC:L).
  • Impact: The vulnerability carries a Scope:Changed (S:C) rating — meaning exploitation can affect resources beyond the plugin itself — with High confidentiality impact (C:H), enabling attackers to extract arbitrary data from the entire WordPress database (credentials, session tokens, PII, and application data), and Limited availability impact (A:L).

Affected software

  • GamiPress WordPress Plugin versions ≤ 7.9.7 (all versions up to and including 7.9.7)

Severity

  • CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.3 (Critical)
  • Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Mitigation and recommended actions

  • Immediate action: Update the GamiPress plugin to version 7.9.8 or later. The current stable release is 7.9.9.2, available from the WordPress Plugin Repository. Administrators should apply this update without delay.
  • If immediate patching is not possible: Restrict access to WordPress AJAX endpoints and unauthenticated request handlers at the web application firewall or network perimeter level until the plugin can be updated.

IONIX Status

The IONIX research team is tracking ongoing exploitation attempts and recommends immediate patching. Potentially affected assets are outlined in this post.

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