CVE-2026-18752: Persistent Login <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'wppl_device_id' Cookie

Published Sep 1, 2026
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Updated

The Persistent Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'wppldeviceid' Cookie in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 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 sensitive information from the database. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the plugin's Login History feature is enabled.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Persistent Login Persistent Login plugin for WordPress<=3.1.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade WordPress Persistent Login plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.1.0
  2. Configuration

    Disable the plugin's Login History feature, since the vulnerability is only exploitable when Login History is enabled.

    WordPress Persistent Login plugin Login History feature = disabled

Event History

Sep 1, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:27 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:27 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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