Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-40744

High

Published: 15 April 2026

Published
15 April 2026
Modified
22 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 0.0022 12.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40744 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 12.4th 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-2026-40744 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability that enables Blind SQL Injection in the Beaver Builder beaver-builder-lite-version WordPress plugin. The issue affects Beaver Builder versions from n/a through 2.10.1.2.

With 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), the vulnerability can be exploited over the network by low-privileged authenticated users with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Attackers can achieve high confidentiality impact, such as extracting sensitive data through blind SQL injection techniques, alongside low impacts on integrity and availability due to the changed scope.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/beaver-builder-lite-version/vulnerability/wordpress-beaver-builder-plugin-2-10-1-2-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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 Beaver Builder Beaver Builder beaver-builder-lite-version allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Beaver Builder: from n/a through <= 2.10.1.2.

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?

SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin directly maps to exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and enables data extraction from databases (T1213.006) via blind SQLi for high confidentiality impact.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2018-25199Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-27179Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-0308Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25581Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-27885Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25479Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-1476Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25526Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-69365Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25573Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of user inputs to prevent improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, directly mitigating the blind SQL injection vulnerability in Beaver Builder.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely flaw remediation to patch the specific SQL injection vulnerability affecting Beaver Builder versions through 2.10.1.2.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
preventdetect

Vulnerability scanning identifies SQL injection flaws like CVE-2026-40744 in plugins such as Beaver Builder, enabling detection and remediation.

References