CVE-2025-10660
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Dashboard Chat WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to execute arbitrary SQL queries. Attackers can extract sensitive information from the database, including user credentials and other confidential data. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Dashboard Chat WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive user data, admin credentials, and other database information by authenticated malicious users.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and least privilege access controls in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access; SQL injection via 'id' parameter is straightforward for skilled attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.3
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dashboard-chat
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Dashboard Chat plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-dashboard-chat
Input Validation Filter
allAdd custom filter to sanitize 'id' parameter before processing
Add filter: add_filter('wp_dashboard_chat_id_param', 'intval');
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Contributor and higher role access from untrusted users
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) with SQL injection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → WP Dashboard Chat version. If version is 1.0.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-dashboard-chat --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.3 and check that SQL queries use prepared statements with proper parameterization.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL errors
- Unexpected database queries from WordPress plugin files
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to wp-admin
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("wp-dashboard-chat" OR "id='" OR "UNION SELECT") AND status=200🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dashboard-chat/tags/1.0.3/wp-dashboard-chat.php#L207
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-dashboard-chat/tags/1.0.3/wp-dashboard-chat.php#L99
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21ffbb00-7c84-4d00-9a7f-0e412d8d5ed7?source=cve
