CVE-2025-12061
📋 TL;DR
The TAX SERVICE Electronic HDM WordPress plugin before version 1.2.1 has an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability due to missing authorization and CSRF protection. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements on WordPress sites using this plugin. All WordPress installations with vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- TAX SERVICE Electronic HDM 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 data theft, privilege escalation, remote code execution, and full site takeover.
Likely Case
Database information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential administrative access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if database permissions are restricted, but still allows unauthorized data access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP POST request to vulnerable AJAX endpoint with SQL payload.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.1
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1015dd69-faa5-4008-8884-f497ff980ed3/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find 'TAX SERVICE Electronic HDM' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If not, download version 1.2.1+ from repository. 6. Deactivate old version. 7. Upload and activate new version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate tax-service-electronic-hdm
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests to vulnerable AJAX endpoint
Block POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action parameter containing 'tax_service'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove plugin completely if not essential
- Implement strict network ACLs to limit access to WordPress admin interface
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > TAX SERVICE Electronic HDM version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get tax-service-electronic-hdm --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.2.1 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with SQL keywords
- Multiple failed SQL queries from single IP
- Database error logs showing unexpected queries
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php with 'action=tax_service' parameter
- SQL injection payloads in request bodies
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND method="POST" AND (query="*tax_service*" OR body="*UNION*" OR body="*SELECT*" OR body="*INSERT*")