WordPress Create Plugin v2.5.3 SQLi via order_by Author+
CVE-2026-13191 Published on September 19, 2026
Create <= 2.5.3 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection via 'order_by' Parameter
The Create plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'order_by' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3 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 author-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 REST endpoint permission callback defaults to the publish_posts capability, meaning any Author-level user or above can reach the vulnerable code path without any additional preconditions.
Timeline
Disclosed
Weakness Type
What is a SQL Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2026-13191 has been classified to as a SQL Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
mischiefmarmot Create:- Before and including 2.5.3 is affected.