What is CVE-2026-17044?

CVE-2026-17044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iptanus File Upload, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-17044?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Iptanus File Upload

CVE-2026-17044

The Iptanus File Upload WordPress plugin before 5.1.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2026-08-09 · last modified 2026-08-26.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Iptanus File Upload — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/364c99a4-4ce9-4e5f-bccc-2b4081e4031d/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17044?: CVE-2026-17044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iptanus File Upload, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-17044?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.