What the vulnerability does
01Description
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.17 due to insufficient escaping on user supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query in the getListForTbl() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. NOTE: This issue is partially mitigated by a patch in version 1.4.11 that adds a nonce check for a nonce that is only available to administrators.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation plugin contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 1.4.17. An attacker can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the site's database without authentication. This allows reading sensitive data such as user credentials, configuration details, and other stored information. Sites running affected versions should update immediately.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read or extract data from the site's database, including user credentials and configuration.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can steal user data, credentials, and sensitive site configuration without logging in.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 12, 2026
CVE published
May 12, 2026
Record updated
