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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13191-the-create-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to-generic-sql  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-19. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/create). Vendors: [Mediavine](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediavine-create/tags/2.5.2/lib/class-api-services.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediavine-create/tags/2.5.2/lib/class-api-services.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediavine-create/tags/2.5.2/lib/class-permissions.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediavine-create/tags/2.5.2/lib/class-permissions.php)

## Related threats

- [Mediavine Create plugin SQL injection in order parameter](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13200-the-create-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to-generic-sql)
- [Mediavine Create SQL injection in WordPress plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-24552-mediavine-create-sql-injection-in-wordpress-plugin)