Description
Subscriber SQL Injection in Like Button Rating <= 2.6.61 versions.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Subscriber SQL injection in Like Button Rating plugin versions 2.6.61 and earlier allows an attacker to influence the SQL queries executed by the plugin. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized database access, data leakage, or modification of site content. The weakness is a classic input validation flaw documented as CWE-89.

Affected Systems

WordPress Like Button Rating plugin (vendor LikeBtn) versions up to 2.6.61 are affected. The plugin is available for WordPress sites and is used for rating and liking content. No additional version information is provided beyond the version cutoff.

Risk and Exploitability

CVSS score 8.5 indicates high severity. The EPSS score is not provided, so the current estimate of exploitation probability is unknown. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. Attackers can exploit it through crafted requests to the plugin's endpoints; any authenticated or unauthenticated user who can submit a like or rating can potentially inject arbitrary SQL.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 27, 2026 at 10:51 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Like Button Rating Plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.6.62).

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Like Button Rating plugin to version 2.6.62 or newer.
  • Disable the Like Button Rating plugin (or remove like/rating functionality) until the update is applied.
  • Deploy a web application firewall or configure the server to reject malformed requests targeting the plugin's endpoints.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 27, 2026 at 10:51 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Likebtn
Likebtn like Button Rating
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Vendors & Products Likebtn
Likebtn like Button Rating
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Subscriber SQL Injection in Like Button Rating <= 2.6.61 versions.
Title WordPress Like Button Rating plugin <= 2.6.61 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L'}

Subscriptions

Likebtn Like Button Rating
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T12:35:27.910Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T07:38:04.148Z

Link: CVE-2026-78285

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T12:35:25.238Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T10:16:38.010

Modified: 2026-08-27T13:18:37.827

Link: CVE-2026-78285

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T11:00:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

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