Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-24572

High

Published: 23 January 2026

Published
23 January 2026
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0033 24.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-24572 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-24572 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command vulnerability, classified as CWE-89, that enables Blind SQL Injection in the Nelio Content WordPress plugin developed by Nelio Software. The affected component is the nelio-content plugin, with the issue impacting all versions from n/a through 4.2.0. Published on 2026-01-23, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and changed scope.

Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows attackers to perform blind SQL injection, achieving high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data from the database, alongside low availability impact and no integrity impact.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/nelio-content/vulnerability/wordpress-nelio-content-plugin-4-1-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability, including potential mitigation guidance.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Nelio Software Nelio Content nelio-content allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Nelio Content: from n/a through <= 4.2.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

Blind SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 for initial access and T1213.006 for database data extraction.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2019-25479Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-1476Shared CWE-89
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CVE-2019-25573Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 mandates validation and rejection of invalid information inputs, directly preventing SQL injection exploits like CVE-2026-24572 in the Nelio Content plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of software flaws, addressing the specific SQL injection vulnerability in Nelio Content versions through 4.2.0.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

RA-5 employs vulnerability scanning to identify SQL injection flaws like CVE-2026-24572 prior to exploitation.

References