CVE-2025-10743
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Outdoor WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the database. All WordPress sites using Outdoor plugin versions 1.3.2 and earlier are affected, potentially exposing sensitive data like user credentials, personal information, and site content.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Outdoor 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 extraction of administrator credentials, user personal data, and site content; potential privilege escalation to full site control.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information from WordPress database tables including wp_users, wp_posts, and wp_options.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and sensitive data is encrypted.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection via 'edit' action parameter requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/outdoor/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Outdoor plugin and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 1.3.3 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Outdoor Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate outdoor
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests containing SQL injection patterns targeting the 'edit' action
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Outdoor plugin version. If version is 1.3.2 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get outdoor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Outdoor plugin version is 1.3.3 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple requests to actions.php with 'edit' parameter containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-content/plugins/outdoor/actions.php with suspicious 'edit' parameter values
SIEM Query:
source="web_access" AND uri="/wp-content/plugins/outdoor/actions.php" AND (param="edit" AND value MATCHES "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|create|alter)")