CVE-2016-20073 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-20073

Answer My Question 1.3 Plugin WordPress SQL Injection via modal.php

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Lenon Leite

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Answer My Question
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: June 15th, 2026
Last Modified: June 15th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)