CVE-2026-12512
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Quotes llama WordPress plugin before 3.1.6 does not properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform UNION-based SQL injection and read arbitrary data from the database, including password hashes.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Quotes llama WordPress plugin before version 3.1.6 fails to properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform UNION-based SQL injection attacks and read arbitrary data from the database, including password hashes.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Quotes llama plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'quotes-llama' or similar variant. Check for any plugin directory matching 'quotes llama', 'quotes-llama', or 'quotesllama'.Affected if Plugin directory exists in the WordPress plugins folder
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Determine installed plugin versionIf using WordPress admin, view the plugin details page to read the installed version number. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (typically in wp-content/plugins/quotes-llama/ or similar) and inspect the plugin header comment for 'Version: x.x.x'.Affected if Version number retrieved is lower than 3.1.6
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Confirm vulnerability is exploitableThe SQL injection exists in a user-supplied parameter that is not sanitized before being used in a SQL query. The attack is performed via HTTP requests to the plugin's endpoint. Check access logs for unusual UNION-based SQL queries targeting the plugin's PHP files.Affected if Plugin is active, version is below 3.1.6, and the plugin exposes a publicly accessible endpoint handling user input in SQL queries without parameterization
User is affected if the Quotes llama WordPress plugin is installed with a version lower than 3.1.6 and the plugin is active, exposing the vulnerable code path to unauthenticated requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate the Quotes llama plugin to version 3.1.6 or later, which contains proper input sanitization. Until patched, the site should be considered at high risk from unauthenticated SQL injection attacks.
Quotes llama WordPress plugin version 3.1.6
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the 'Quotes llama' plugin in the list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually download version 3.1.6 from the WordPress plugin repository and upload via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- After updating, verify the plugin version is 3.1.6 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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