SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2026-57385

HIGH · 8.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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91/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click 5 weeks old

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 appsbd Vitepos vitepos-lite allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Vitepos: from n/a through <= 3.4.2.

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 appsbd Vitepos vitepos-lite plugin (versions <= 3.4.2) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via unsanitized user input, specifically enabling blind SQL injection where attackers infer database information through conditional true/false responses.

MitigationRemediate by implementing parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database operations and adding proper input validation to sanitize special characters before SQL execution.

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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. Identify if vitepos-lite plugin is installed
    Locate the vitepos-lite plugin directory in the web application's plugin folder (commonly wp-content/plugins/ for WordPress-based deployments). Check for a folder named 'vitepos-lite' or similar variants of the Vitepos plugin.
    Affected if The vitepos-lite plugin folder exists in the application's plugin directory.
  2. Determine the installed version of vitepos-lite
    Open the main plugin file (such as vitepos-lite.php or index.php inside the plugin folder) and locate the version declaration in the file header comments, plugin metadata, or a dedicated version/config file.
    Affected if The version number found is 3.4.2 or lower.
  3. Verify plugin is active and exposed to the network
    Confirm the plugin is enabled in the application and that the web application is reachable via network requests (not localhost-only). Check if the application firewall or access controls permit external unauthenticated access to plugin endpoints.
    Affected if The plugin is active and accessible to unauthenticated remote attackers.
  4. Identify user-facing input points handled by the plugin
    Review plugin source code for PHP files that process user-supplied parameters via $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST. Look for database query operations (such as $wpdb->prepare, select, insert, update calls) that incorporate these inputs without visible sanitization functions.
    Affected if The plugin contains code that passes unsanitized user input directly into SQL queries.
  5. Check for blind SQL injection response behavior
    If accessible, test a suspected parameter with a boolean condition (e.g., add 'AND 1=1' versus 'AND 1=2' to a query parameter). Observe whether the application response differs between the two conditions, indicating potential blind SQL injection.
    Affected if The application returns different responses based on true/false SQL conditions in the input, confirming the injection point.

A user is affected if the vitepos-lite plugin version is 3.4.2 or lower, the plugin is active and network-accessible, and unauthenticated SQL queries can be executed through unsanitized user input parameters.

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

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

Remediate by implementing parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database operations and adding proper input validation to sanitize special characters before SQL execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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