High

WP Ticket <= 6.0.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via WordPress Search 's' Parameter

  • Disclosed: 12.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The WP Ticket plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the WordPress search query parameter (s) in versions up to, and including, 6.0.4 The plugin hooks WordPress's posts_request filter with wp_ticket_com_posts_request(), which calls emd_author_search_results() when the current request is an unauthenticated front-end search. That function reads $query->query_vars['s'] — already wp_unslash()'d by WP_Query::parse_query(), so wp_magic_quotes protection has been stripped — and concatenates the raw value into a SQL LIKE clause inside a UNION sub-SELECT appended to the main query, with no $wpdb->prepare() or escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already-existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
WordPress plugin Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk <= 6.0.4 6.0.5

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
WordPress
Package
Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk
Disclosed
12.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

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Vulnerability history: Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk

All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
02.2021 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 3
  • Medium 5

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 2
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 4
  6. 2026: 2
Severity:
  1. WP Ticket <= 6.0.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via WordPress Search 's' Parameter this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-9848 <= 6.0.4 6.0.5

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