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CVE-2018-3811

65
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3811 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.5. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries due to improper sanitization of user input in the saveGoogleAdWords() function. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation, despite a lack of widespread community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oturia:smart_google_code_inserter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
42.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43420 · Jan 3, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4291 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

limbenjamin.com / articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / plugins/smart-google-code-inserter
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8988
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/43420
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry