CVE-2026-42416
SQL injection in UDesign Core WordPress plugin allowing DB manipulation
Is CVE-2026-42416 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-42416 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-42416?
CVE-2026-42416 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-42416?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-42416, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-42416 affect?
CVE-2026-42416 affects UDesign Core WordPress plugin <= 4.15.0, WordPress sites using UDesign theme/plugin, Self-hosted WordPress installations with the plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-42416?
Disable/remove plugin or apply vendor patch when released; audit DB and logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Subscriber-level SQL injection enabling data exfiltration, database modification, and potential account takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 4.15.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.