---
id: CVE-2026-89216
title: vTables < 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via orderby Parameter
summary: >-
  The vTables  WordPress plugin before 0.3 does not properly sanitise and escape
  a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated
  attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and extract data from the database.
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-89
product: vTables
affected:
  - vTables < 0.3
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T10:52:02.325920Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T10:56:08.266Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89216'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f47fbd01-cca8-46fd-aff3-b9c551b08bac/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00274
epssPercentile: 0.19916
ingestedAt: '2026-11-01T17:57:46.224Z'
---

## Overview

The vTables  WordPress plugin before 0.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks and extract data from the database.

## Affected

- `vTables < 0.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.