CVE-2026-49073
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 wpWax Directorist Booking allows Blind SQL Injection. This issue affects Directorist Booking: from n/a through 3.0.3.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in wpWax Directorist Booking WordPress plugin allows blind SQL injection. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user input before using it in SQL queries, enabling attackers to inject malicious SQL commands. This is a high-severity (CVSS 8.5) issue affecting versions up to 3.0.3.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Directorist Booking plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate Directorist Booking, and read the version number from the plugin descriptionAffected if The displayed version is 3.0.3 or any version lower than 3.0.3
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Check plugin files for version stringIf admin access is unavailable, access the plugin directory via FTP or file manager, open the main plugin PHP file, and search for 'Version:' in the plugin header commentAffected if The Version field shows 3.0.3 or lower
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Identify if plugin is activeIn WordPress admin under Plugins, confirm whether Directorist Booking is currently activatedAffected if The plugin is active and the version is 3.0.3 or below (inactive plugins with a vulnerable version are not exploitable but still at risk if activated)
A user is affected if the Directorist Booking plugin is installed, active, and the installed version is 3.0.3 or lower, since this version range contains the blind SQL injection vulnerability in unsanitized input handling.
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 Directorist Booking to the latest version to patch the SQL injection vulnerability. If no update is available, disable the plugin until a patch is released, or manually audit and parameterize all database queries in the plugin code.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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