CVE-2016-20065

Product Catalog 8 1.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the selectedCategory parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the UpdateCategoryList action to extract sensitive database information from WordPress tables.

Score

CVSS 4.0 8.8 High

Status

Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-06-09

Last modified

2026-07-15

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected products

• Product Catalog Simple (Implecode)

References

• http://lenonleite.com.br/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/product-catalog-8/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40783
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/product-catalog-8-plugin-wordpress-sql-injection