CVE-2024-13236: The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'collection_id' parameter in all vers

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-13236?

tainacan: upgrade to 0.21.13. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-13236 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13236 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-13236 affect?

CVE-2024-13236 affects tainacan. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'collection_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.21.12 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-13236?

Priority 33/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.5UPGRADE

CVE-2024-13236 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting tainacan. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'collection_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.21.12 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 60%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2025-01-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: tainacan

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-01-23 12:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:01 UTCUpdated Record last modified

tainacan tainacan UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.21.13

Fixed in: 0.21.13

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy tainacan || rpm -q tainacan || tainacan --version

2. UPGRADE to 0.21.13 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade tainacan

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade tainacan

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-13236?

tainacan: upgrade to 0.21.13. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-13236 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13236 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-13236 affect?

CVE-2024-13236 affects tainacan. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'collection_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.21.12 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation

How urgent is CVE-2024-13236?

Priority 33/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

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References

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