CVE-2018-12636
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection ...
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
- Record
CVE-2018-12636- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
- Record
CVE-2018-12636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4592 No score
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4592- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wrw-mvgr-jqmr
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection ...
The iThemes Security (better-wp-security) plugin before 7.0.3 for WordPress allows SQL Injection (by attackers with Admin privileges) via the logs page.
- Record
GHSA-7wrw-mvgr-jqmr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin iThemes Security < 7.0.3 - SQL Injection | 2018-06-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | nth347/CVE-2018-12636_exploit | 2021-07-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12636 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ithemes Security, published June 22, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/44943
wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12636
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wrw-mvgr-jqmr