What is CVE-2016-20073?

CVE-2016-20073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mattkaye Answer My Question, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-20073?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Mattkaye Answer My Question

CVE-2016-20073

Answer My Question 1.3 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the 'id' POST parameter. Attackers can submit cr…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mattkaye Answer My Question — versions 1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-20073?: CVE-2016-20073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mattkaye Answer My Question, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-20073?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.