Description
The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via 'event' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The shortcode can be embedded in posts or pages by Contributor-level users, making this exploitable by any authenticated user with at least that role.
Published: 2026-07-10
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The JoomSport plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection through the ’event’ shortcode attribute. Insufficient escaping of this user‑supplied parameter and the lack of preparation on the existing SQL query allow an authenticated user with contributor‑level access or higher to insert additional SQL statements. By doing so, attackers can extract sensitive information from the database, affecting confidentiality and potentially the integrity of stored data.

Affected Systems

JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 5.7.9.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a moderate severity vulnerability, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack path requires an authenticated user with at least contributor permissions who can embed the risky shortcode in a post or page, enabling the injection of arbitrary SQL queries to exfiltrate data.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 29, 2026 at 11:05 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade JoomSport to a version newer than 5.7.9 to eliminate the injection flaw.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, remove or restrict the ability for contributors to insert the ’event’ shortcode or downgrade contributors to a role without such capability.
  • Deploy a Web Application Firewall rule that blocks suspicious SQL patterns injected via the ’event’ attribute to provide temporary protection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 29, 2026 at 11:05 UTC.

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History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Beardev joomsport – For Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & More
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Vendors & Products Beardev
Beardev joomsport – For Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & More
Wordpress
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Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via 'event' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The shortcode can be embedded in posts or pages by Contributor-level users, making this exploitable by any authenticated user with at least that role.
Title JoomSport <= 5.7.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'event' Shortcode Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Beardev Joomsport – For Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & More
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-10T14:42:40.737Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T15:17:51.209Z

Link: CVE-2026-13010

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Updated: 2026-07-10T14:42:36.663Z

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-07-29T11:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')