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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-13640

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

Published Dec 6, 2020 · catalog updated Dec 6, 2020 · gvectors wpdiscuz Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2020-13640 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm gvectors wpdiscuz Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (gvectors wpdiscuz Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
12.61%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated wpdiscuz · vendor gvectors wpdiscuz

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.)

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated wpdiscuz<= 5.3.5
  • vendor gvectors wpdiscuzversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-13640

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-13640 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm gvectors wpdiscuz Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 5.3.5. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 12.61%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 6, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.)

  2. Dec 6, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13640

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-13640

    30-day exploitation probability 12.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-13640

    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.)

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.