CVE-2016-20073

HighCVSS 8.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-89

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 15, 2026
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Deferred

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