Description
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the "getTermsForAjax" function in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameters 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 granted they have metabox access for the taxonomy (enabled by default for contributors).
Problem types
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Product status
* (semver)
Timeline
| 2025-11-08: | Discovered |
| 2025-11-18: | Vendor Notified |
| 2025-12-03: | Disclosed |
Credits
M Indra Purnama
References
www.wordfence.com/...-1625-4dc4-8c92-37f379868cd5?source=cve
github.com/...ommit/1097a22181aa10ce55cc9cd5fa8495f7494e18ea
