CVE-2020-8596 describes a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the Participants Database plugin (versions 1.9.5.5 and earlier) for WordPress, specifically affecting the participants-database.php file through the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though requiring high attack complexity and low privileges. While data exfiltration is possible and code execution is a potential outcome under specific conditions, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low public awareness or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xnau:participants_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.