CVE-2016-20071

HIGH

WordPress 404 Redirection Manager Plugin 1.0 SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20071. PoCs published by Ahmed Sherif.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 404 Redirection Manager WordPress plugin v1.0. The PoC uses a time-based blind SQLi payload to confirm the vulnerability via a crafted HTTP GET request.

Description

The 404 Redirection Manager plugin version 1.0 for WordPress contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through unsanitized user input. Attackers can craft GET requests with SQL injection payloads to manipulate database queries and extract sensitive information from the WordPress database.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ahmed Sherif · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40941

This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 404 Redirection Manager WordPress plugin v1.0. The PoC uses a time-based blind SQLi payload to confirm the vulnerability via a crafted HTTP GET request.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: 404 Redirection Manager WordPress plugin v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: WordPress installation with the vulnerable plugin active
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 15, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-40941
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40941
Product product
Product Reference
https://wordpress.org/plugins/404-redirection-manager/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress 404 Redirection Manager Plugin 1.0 SQL Injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-404-redirection-manager-plugin-sql-injection

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 21.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
404-redirection-manager/404 Redirection Manager 1.0
Published Jun 15, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 15, 2026