CVE-2026-15287

MEDIUM

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress <= 4.6.18 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-15287. PoCs published by incogbyte.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-15287, a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the rtMedia (buddypress-media) WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.6.18). The exploit leverages an improperly sanitized `order_by` parameter in the plugin's JSON API to execute arbitrary SQL via a crafted ORDER BY clause, requiring only Subscriber-level authentication.

Description

The rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the order_by parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.18 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 subscriber access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 4 stars
by incogbyte · pythonpoc
https://github.com/incogbyte/wp-cve-exploits/tree/main/CVE-2026-15287

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-15287, a time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the rtMedia (buddypress-media) WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.6.18). The exploit leverages an improperly sanitized `order_by` parameter in the plugin's JSON API to execute arbitrary SQL via a crafted ORDER BY clause, requiring only Subscriber-level authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: rtMedia (buddypress-media) WordPress plugin <= 4.6.18
Auth required
Prerequisites: BuddyPress active on the target WordPress site · rtMedia plugin's 'Enable API' option enabled · Valid WordPress Subscriber-level (or higher) credentials · At least one rtMedia media item owned by the account in 'profile' context
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 20.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
rtcamp/rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress < 4.6.18
Published Jul 10, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 10, 2026