---
title: "CVE-2026-16482: rtMedia for WordPress - SQL Injection"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-16482/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16482)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16482](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16482)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L116](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L116)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/main/routers/query/RTMediaQuery.php#L611](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/main/routers/query/RTMediaQuery.php#L611)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3652137/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.12/app/helper/db/RTDBModel.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3652137/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.12/app/helper/db/RTDBModel.php)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53d9b351-ba17-431a-b371-7dc1a87bd757?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53d9b351-ba17-431a-b371-7dc1a87bd757?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L105](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddypress-media/tags/4.7.11/app/helper/RTMediaModel.php#L105)

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