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CVE-2026-54186 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection – EyeCix JobSearch WordPress Plugin ≤ 3.2.9

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Summary

CVE-2026-54186 is a critical unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 3.2.9. With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical) and a Scope:Changed metric, any anonymous attacker able to reach an affected site can directly interact with the underlying database — no credentials or user interaction required. The fixed version, 3.3.0, was released to address this flaw and immediate upgrade is strongly recommended.

Technical details

  • Root cause: Improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands (CWE-89), allowing unsanitized attacker-controlled input to be incorporated directly into database queries.
  • Trigger conditions: No authentication, no user interaction, and no elevated privileges are required — any anonymous network request to the vulnerable endpoint is sufficient to trigger the injection.
  • Attack vector: Network (AV:N), with low attack complexity (AC:L); the vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the internet against any publicly reachable WordPress installation running the affected plugin version.
  • Impact: The Scope:Changed (S:C) metric indicates the SQL injection can reach database content outside the plugin’s own context — including WordPress core tables containing user credentials, session tokens, and PII. Confidentiality impact is rated High (C:H), with low availability impact (A:L) and no integrity impact.

Affected software

  • eyecix JobSearch WP Job Board (WordPress plugin: wp-jobsearch), all versions ≤ 3.2.9

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: Update the wp-jobsearch plugin to version 3.3.0 or later, which contains the vendor-provided fix.
  • If immediate patching is not possible: Restrict public access to the WordPress installation at the network or web application firewall (WAF) level until the patch can be applied. A virtual patching/mitigation rule is available through Patchstack for subscribers to block exploitation attempts pending the upgrade.

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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