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Description

The ElementCamp plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'meta_query[compare]' parameter in the 'tcg_select2_search_post' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6. This is due to the user-supplied compare value being placed as an SQL operator in the query without validation against an allowlist of comparison operators. The value is passed through esc_sql(), but since the payload operates as an operator (not inside quotes), esc_sql() has no effect on payloads that don't contain quote characters. 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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-13 | Published 2026-03-21 | Updated 2026-04-08 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Timeline

2026-03-20:Disclosed

Credits

Itthidej Aramsri finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-f8ec-4b0a-ae77-4b4b7b54c93b?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...entor/extender/tcg-select2.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...entor/extender/tcg-select2.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...entor/extender/tcg-select2.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...entor/extender/tcg-select2.php

cve.org (CVE-2026-2503)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-2503)

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