CVE-2026-45218
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WP Travel WP Travel wp-travel allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Travel: from n/a through <= 11.4.0.
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 confidenceBlind SQL Injection vulnerability in WP Travel WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized user input. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 11.4.0, where special characters in SQL commands are not properly neutralized, enabling attackers to infer information from the database through true/false conditions.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 WP Travel plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for the wp-travel folder, or view the installed plugins in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if WP Travel plugin appears in the plugins list
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Determine installed WP Travel versionOpen wp-content/plugins/wp-travel/includes/index.php or the main plugin file and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or check in WordPress admin plugins listAffected if Version is 11.4.0 or lower (any version 'up to and including 11.4.0')
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Identify SQL input handling in plugin codeSearch plugin source files for direct SQL query execution using $wpdb->prepare, $wpdb->query, or similar without proper sanitization; examine files handling user-submitted GET/POST parameters used in database queriesAffected if Code found that passes user input directly into SQL queries without using prepared statements or parameterized queries
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Check for exposed vulnerable endpointsReview plugin AJAX actions (wp_ajax_* and wp_ajax_nopriv_* hooks) and form handlers that accept user input and interact with the database; test by submitting SQL payloads in suspected input fieldsAffected if Plugin exposes functionality that accepts user input and constructs SQL queries without sanitization
A user is affected if WP Travel plugin version 11.4.0 or lower is installed AND the plugin processes user input in SQL queries without proper sanitization or prepared statements.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Travel plugin to a version beyond 11.4.0 that addresses this vulnerability. If no patched version is available, implement parameterized queries or prepared statements in the affected code paths to properly neutralize SQL special elements.
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