CVE-2025-10730
📋 TL;DR
The Wp tabber widget plugin for WordPress has an SQL injection vulnerability in all versions up to 4.0. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this to extract sensitive data from the database. This affects all WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin version.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wp tabber widget 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 including user credentials, sensitive content, and potential privilege escalation leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information like user emails, hashed passwords, and private content from the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper access controls and monitoring are in place, but still represents a data breach risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access but only at Contributor level, which is relatively easy to obtain. SQL injection via shortcode parameter.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.0
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-tabber-widget
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Wp tabber widget' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable shortcode
allRemove or disable the 'wp-tabber-widget' shortcode functionality
Add to theme's functions.php: remove_shortcode('wp-tabber-widget');
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Wp tabber widget plugin immediately
- Implement strict access controls to limit Contributor-level accounts and monitor for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Wp tabber widget' version 4.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='wp-tabber-widget' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 4.0 or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from WordPress users
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful Contributor-level login
- SQL error messages in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
- Large data exfiltration from database
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-tabber-widget" OR "SQL syntax" OR "database error")