---
id: CVE-2026-13596
title: >-
  The Participants Database WordPress plugin before 2.7.8.4 does not properly
  sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query,
  allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
summary: >-
  The Participants Database WordPress plugin before 2.7.8.4 does not properly
  sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query,
  allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
severity: none
published: '2026-08-01'
updated: '2026-08-01'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13596'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e22227c8-506e-4188-a7a1-1952b41c47f5/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00262
epssPercentile: 0.18342
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T01:16:32.413Z'
---

## Overview

The Participants Database WordPress plugin before 2.7.8.4 does not properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.