CVE-2018-12636

HIGH

iThemes Security <7.0.3 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2018-12636. PoCs published by Çlirim Emini, nth347.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the iThemes Security WordPress plugin (versions <= 7.0.2). The 'orderby' parameter in the 'itsec-logs' page is vulnerable due to improper escaping, allowing arbitrary SQL command execution.

Description

The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Çlirim Emini · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44943

This exploit demonstrates an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the iThemes Security WordPress plugin (versions <= 7.0.2). The 'orderby' parameter in the 'itsec-logs' page is vulnerable due to improper escaping, allowing arbitrary SQL command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: iThemes Security (better-wp-security) <= 7.0.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to WordPress admin panel · iThemes Security plugin version <= 7.0.2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by nth347 · poc
https://github.com/nth347/CVE-2018-12636_exploit

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2018-12636, targeting an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the iThemes Security WordPress plugin. It uses time-based blind SQL injection to extract database information, including table and column names.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: iThemes Security (better-wp-security) <= 7.0.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid WordPress admin session cookies · Access to the vulnerable plugin's admin page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44943/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.3012
EPSS Percentile 98.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
ithemes/security < 7.0.3
Published Jun 22, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026