PixelYourSite Boost Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress current_url/user_name sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in PixelYourSite Boost Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument current_url/user_name causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-9010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PixelYourSite Boost Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument current_url/user_name with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Boost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'current_url' and 'user_name' parameters in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL queries. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

The weakness was shared by Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-9010 since 05/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/20/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• PixelYourSite

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• Boost Plugin

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3

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