Motors car dealership plugin for WordPress can be hacked via database injection
Attackers can slip hidden commands into the website's database requests, which can let them read or tamper with stored data. The site owner may not notice it happening.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.3 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet |
| How sure is this? | Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Attacker sends crafted requestInput is sent to a vulnerable page
- 2Plugin builds SQL queryInput is not properly sanitized
- 3Database runs injected SQLHidden commands are executed
- 4Data is leakedAttacker infers stored information
- ResultAttacker reads site database data
What happened
The Motors car dealership and classified listings plugin by StylemixThemes has a Blind SQL Injection flaw, where user input is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries. It affects all versions up to and including 1.4.126.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run the Motors car dealership classified listings plugin (motors-car-dealership-classified-listings) version 1.4.126 or earlier.
Motors (motors-car-dealership-classified-listings) WordPress plugin: all versions through 1.4.126
What to do
- Check your installed version of the Motors plugin in WordPress under Plugins.
- Update the Motors plugin to a version newer than 1.4.126 as soon as a fixed release is available.
- If no fix is available yet, deactivate the plugin or restrict access to affected pages until an update is released.
- Review your database and logs for unusual queries or data access.
Timeline
- 29 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 29 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 29 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTCPicked up by Zero Radar
- 29 Oct 2026, 14:47 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- CVE-2026-115964NVD · 29 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')...GitHub Advisory · 29 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-115964 · GHSA-374v-vp9g-vwxh
- CVSS
- 9.3 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 29 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- 29 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC (1 min after disclosure)
- Last change
- 29 Oct 2026, 14:47 UTC
The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works