WordPress Content Views Plugin Unauthenticated SQL Injection

The Content Views WordPress plugin before 4.5 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not properly sanitise attacker-supplied data before using it in a SQL query, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to perform SQL injection attacks.

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Analysis

The Content Views WordPress plugin before version 4.5 contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability stemming from insufficient capability checks and inadequate input sanitization on AJAX actions. This flaw allows any authenticated user—even those with minimal Subscriber privileges—to inject malicious SQL queries directly into the plugin's database operations. WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin face elevated risk of data exfiltration, unauthorized data modification, and potential complete database compromise, affecting thousands of WordPress installations that rely on this popular content display tool.

Casky's 322 mapped skills detect the attack patterns behind this vulnerability by analyzing two core MITRE ATT&CK techniques: TA0001 (Initial Access) and TA0043 (Reconnaissance). The platform's Claude AI with extended reasoning identifies CWE-89 (SQL Injection) signatures in AJAX request handlers that lack proper role-based access controls and parameterized query execution. Security practitioners reviewing Casky findings would observe detection of unauthenticated AJAX calls attempting to manipulate SQL WHERE clauses, unusual database query patterns from low-privilege accounts, and behavioral anomalies indicating reconnaissance of database schema—all preceding exploitation attempts. The extended reasoning capability maps these technical indicators back to attacker intent, helping teams understand the chain from initial access through data reconnaissance to active SQL injection exploitation.

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322 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

These skills use Claude AI's reasoning model to surface findings in the same attack categories as CVE-2026-15361.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0001 TA0043

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