CVE-2026-5028 — SQL Injection

title: CVE-2026-5028 - WordPress Eight Day Week Print Workflow SQL Injection
id: scw-2026-05-12-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-5028 by looking for the specific AJAX action 'pp-get-articles' and the 'title' parameter in the URI query, combined with a time-based SQL injection indicator like 'SLEEP('. This targets the time-based blind SQL injection vulnerability in the Eight Day Week Print Workflow plugin for WordPress.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-12
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-5028/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - "pp-get-articles"
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - "title="
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - "SLEEP("
      condition: cs-uri-query
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse