Mang Board WP WordPress plugin: SQL injection
Summary
The Mang Board WP plugin for WordPress, a bulletin board plugin, contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) rated critical with CVSS 9.3. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to the plugin to read, modify or delete data in the WordPress database, including user accounts and private data. Exploitation requires no login and no user interaction, so any internet-facing site running an affected version is at risk.
Affected
- Mang Board WP WordPress plugin (package mangboard) up to and including 2.4.4
Fixed in
- Update to version 2.4.5 or later (the CNA data lists 2.4.5 as unaffected; the WordPress.org listing shows 2.4.6 as current, so the latest release is recommended)
Workaround
- No vendor workaround documented.
- If patching is delayed, deactivate the plugin if the bulletin board is not essential, or restrict access to its pages at the web server or WAF.
Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild: No evidence found (CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes).
- Public proof-of-concept: None found.
- CISA KEV: Not listed as far as known.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all WordPress sites for the mangboard plugin, including development and staging copies.
- Update the plugin to the latest release immediately.
- Deactivate the plugin or block public access on sites that cannot be patched quickly.
- Review database access logs and user tables for anomalies on any site that ran version 2.4.4 or earlier while exposed.
- Re-check the Patchstack advisory and NVD, as the NVD status is still Deferred.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack advisory CVE-2026-109698 patchstack.com
- INCIBE-CERT alert CVE-2026-109698 www.incibe.es
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-109698 app.opencve.io
- Vulners CVE-2026-109698 vulners.com
- WordPress.org plugin Mang Board WP wordpress.org
- Vulners CVELIST CVE-2026-109698 vulners.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 01:38.
Original description (NVD)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Kitae Park Mang Board WP mangboard allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Mang Board WP: from n/a through 2.4.4.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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