SQL Injection Vulnerability in JoomSport Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-118698

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Joomsport – For Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & More
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-118698?

The JoomSport plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection due to improper handling of the 'pgroup' parameter. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level access to manipulate SQL queries by embedding malicious input within the shortcode [jsMatchPlayerList]. By previewing a post containing this shortcode, users can trigger the vulnerability, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive database information.

Affected Version(s)

JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 0 <= 5.7.14

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/joomsport-spor...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/joomsport-spor...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Wordfence PRISM
.