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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-3523
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-05 Mar, 2026 | 04:21
Updated At-08 Apr, 2026 | 17:12
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Apocalypse Meow <= 22.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'type' Parameter

The Apocalypse Meow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'type' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.1.0. This is due to a flawed logical operator in the type validation check on line 261 of ajax.php — the condition uses `&&` (AND) instead of `||` (OR), causing the `in_array()` validation to be short-circuited and never evaluated for any non-empty type value. Combined with `stripslashes_deep()` being called on line 101 which removes `wp_magic_quotes()` protection, attacker-controlled single quotes pass through unescaped into the SQL query on line 298. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Affected Products
Vendor
blobfolio
Product
Apocalypse Meow
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 22.1.0 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-89CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-89
Description: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.14.9MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 4.9
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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finder
Louis Deschanel
Timeline
EventDate
Disclosed2026-03-04 16:06:27
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-03-04 16:06:27
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1af9757-23e9-41d2-bbcd-15b0610b6538?source=cve
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L298
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L298
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L261
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L261
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L101
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L101
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L167
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L167
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3448958%40apocalypse-meow&new=3448958%40apocalypse-meow&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1af9757-23e9-41d2-bbcd-15b0610b6538?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L298
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L298
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L261
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L261
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L101
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L101
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/trunk/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L167
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/apocalypse-meow/tags/22.1.0/lib/blobfolio/wp/meow/ajax.php#L167
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3448958%40apocalypse-meow&new=3448958%40apocalypse-meow&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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