Custom Field Template <= 2.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'post_ID' Parameter
cve-program · CVE-2026-9855
PublishedThe Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'post_ID' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The capability check via current_user_can('edit_post', $id) is bypassable because WordPress internally casts $id to an integer for the permission evaluation while the full unsanitized string is preserved and passed to the SQL sink, and a valid nonce — which is also required — can be legitimately obtained by any Contributor-level user from the post edit screen.
Read the publisher's advisoryAffected versions, risk and source history
Related advisories and sources
Publishers link these advisories through the identifiers shown below. A shared identifier or date alone does not tell you whether your software is affected or whether the advisories describe the same cause.
CVE-2026-9855 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-9855
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce924708-935a-45c0-8959-dd122632cef4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.8/custom-field-template.php#L4442
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.8/custom-field-template.php#L3353
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.8/custom-field-template.php#L3479
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.8/custom-field-template.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.7/custom-field-template.php#L4442
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.7/custom-field-template.php#L3353
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.7/custom-field-template.php#L3479
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-template/tags/2.7.7/custom-field-template.php#L105
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3589466%40custom-field-template&new=3589466%40custom-field-template
Related changes
Linked by CVE identifierNo related changes are available here.