SQL Injection vulnerability in the Oturia Smart Google Code Inserter plugin before 3.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL queries in the context of the web server. The saveGoogleAdWords() function in smartgooglecode.php did not use prepared statements and did not sanitize the $_POST["oId"] variable before passing it as input into the SQL query.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-3811 is rated High Exploit Risk (83/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.41%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43420 | exploit_db | edb | 2018-01-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 40.49% | 31.41% | -9.08% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 31.41% | 40.49% | +9.08% |
| 3 | 2025-10-08 | — | 31.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
|
3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oturia | smart_google_code_inserter | < 3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oturia:smart_google_code_inserter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://limbenjamin.com/articles/smart-google-code-inserter-auth-bypass.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-google-code-inserter/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8988 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43420/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |