Is CVE-2026-13191 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13191 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-13191?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 19 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Mediavine Create up to and including 2.5.3.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13191?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-13191 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-13191?

Check whether you run Mediavine Create at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-13191: Mediavine Create SQL injection in order_by parameter

CVE-2026-13191 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-19

The Create plugin for WordPress, used to manage content on WordPress websites, contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated authors to extract sensitive data from the website database. An attacker with author-level access or higher can exploit the 'order_by' parameter to run arbitrary SQL queries and steal information like usernames, passwords, or other sensitive database contents.

Technologies: Mediavine Create. Vendors: Mediavine.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-13191 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13191 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-13191?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 19 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Mediavine Create up to and including 2.5.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13191?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-13191 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-13191?: Check whether you run Mediavine Create at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a generic SQL injection in the 'order_by' parameter due to insufficient input escaping and lack of prepared statements. The REST endpoint permission callback defaults to publish_posts capability, allowing any author-level user to access the vulnerable code path. Authenticated attackers with author-level access and above can inject additional SQL queries to extract sensitive data from the database.

Affected products

Mediavine Create up to and including 2.5.3

Timeline

2026-09-19: disclosed

References

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