dbcve.org
SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2026-42742

HIGH · 8.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
91/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Aman Views for WPForms views-for-wpforms-lite allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Views for WPForms: from n/a through <= 3.4.6.

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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the Views for WPForms Lite WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through improperly neutralized special elements. This is a blind SQL injection, meaning attackers infer information from application behavior differences rather than seeing direct database output.

MitigationUpdate to a version newer than 3.4.6 when available. If no patched version exists, consider disabling the plugin until a fix is released. Additionally, implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules as a temporary compensating control.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Views for WPForms Lite is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate Views for WPForms Lite in the installed plugins list
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Check the installed plugin version
    Click on the plugin name or view the plugin details to find the version number displayed
    Affected if The displayed version number is 3.4.6 or lower
  3. Confirm plugin is active
    In the Plugins admin page, verify the plugin status shows as 'Active'
    Affected if The plugin is activated and running on the site
  4. Compare version to affected range
    Review the plugin version against the affected range: versions 3.4.6 and below are vulnerable
    Affected if Your installed version is 3.4.6 or any version lower than 3.4.6

You are affected if the Views for WPForms Lite plugin is installed, active, and running version 3.4.6 or lower.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a version newer than 3.4.6 when available. If no patched version exists, consider disabling the plugin until a fix is released. Additionally, implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules as a temporary compensating control.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
Get help mitigating

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,088.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2026-42742 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-42742 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data