CVE-2026-16482 rtMedia for WordPress - SQL Injection

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress plugin <= 4.7.11 contains a time-based blind SQL Injection caused by insufficient escaping of the 'compare' parameter in SQL queries, letting unauthenticated attackers extract sensitive database information, exploit requires a public page with rtMedia shortcode and crafted rtmedia_shortcode GET parameter.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
SQL Injection
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
12 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-89

Vendor fix

Upgrade to a version later than 4.7.11 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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