VibeThemes WPLMS: Blind SQL injection in WordPress theme
Summary
The WPLMS learning management theme for WordPress, up to and including version 4.973, is affected by a blind SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89). An attacker with a low-privilege account can send crafted requests to read, modify or delete database contents, including user accounts and private data. Patchstack rates the issue as high priority and expects exploitation, but no in-the-wild exploitation or public proof of concept has been found so far.
Affected
- VibeThemes WPLMS theme for WordPress, versions up to and including 4.973
- Required privilege: low (PR:L); the exact role is not confirmed, earlier WPLMS SQL injection issues required subscriber-level access
Fixed in
- Patched version according to Patchstack: 4.974 (not yet confirmed by the vendor)
- Vendor advisory and changelog: Unknown.
Workaround
- Unknown. No vendor mitigation guidance was retrievable.
- Restrict who can register or log in on the WordPress site.
- A WAF or virtual patch may be available from your hosting provider; whether a Patchstack mitigation rule exists for this CVE is unknown.
Exploitation
- In the wild: no evidence found; not listed in CISA KEV according to one aggregator.
- Public proof of concept: Unknown.
- EPSS: 0.00211 (low).
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- Patchstack expects exploitation and mass-exploit use of this class of bug.
Our recommendation
- Check now whether WPLMS is installed and which version is active.
- Update to version 4.974 or later as soon as the vendor confirms the fix; contact VibeThemes if the update is not available.
- Until patched, restrict self-registration and review accounts with low privileges.
- If a patch cannot be applied, consider a WAF or virtual patch and monitor logs for SQL injection patterns.
- Check the NVD entry and KEV listing for updates.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack advisory for CVE-2026-95607 patchstack.com
- NVD record mirror (Vulners) vulners.com
- CVE record mirror (threatint) cve.threatint.com
- Patchstack WPLMS vulnerability history patchstack.com
- Strix CVE details www.strix.ai
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 1 Nov 2026, 11:04.
Original description (NVD)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in VibeThemes WPLMS wplms allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WPLMS : from n/a through 4.973.
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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