CVE-2020-13640

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2020-13640 · Published 18/06/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-13640 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting wpdiscuz (gvectors).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 12.7%, higher than 96.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wpdiscuz gvectors	`≤ 5.3.5`	No fix yet

Description

A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a wpdLoadMoreComments request. (No 7.x versions are affected.)

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/06/1 · Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/tags/5.3.6 · Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2323200 · Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz · Release Notes
wpdiscuz.com/community/news/security-vulnerability-issue-in-5-3-5-please-udate · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

wpdiscuz

gvectors

≤ 5.3.5

No fix yet

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