CVE-2025-12483
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Visualizer WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious SQL queries via the 'query' parameter. This can lead to unauthorized data extraction from the database, potentially exposing sensitive information. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.11.12.
💻 Affected Systems
- Visualizer: Tables and Charts Manager for WordPress
⚠️ 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 user credentials, sensitive content, and potential privilege escalation leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive data such as user information, plugin settings, and potentially other WordPress table data accessible via SQL injection.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if proper database permissions are configured and sensitive data is encrypted at rest.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access (Contributor or higher). Version 3.11.13 raises minimum user-level to Administrator.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.11.14
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Visualizer plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 3.11.14 from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary User Role Restriction
linuxRemove Contributor and Author roles until patch can be applied
wp user list --role=contributor --field=ID | xargs wp user set-role {ID} subscriber
wp user list --role=author --field=ID | xargs wp user set-role {ID} editor
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Visualizer plugin completely via WordPress admin or by renaming plugin directory
- Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the 'query' parameter
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Visualizer version. If version is 3.11.12 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get visualizer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Visualizer plugin version is 3.11.14 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful Contributor/Author login
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with 'query' parameter containing SQL keywords
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "admin-ajax.php" AND "query=" AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "INSERT" OR "UPDATE" OR "DELETE")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/3.11.12/classes/Visualizer/Gutenberg/Block.php#L499
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/3.11.12/classes/Visualizer/Source/Query.php#L173
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3405160%40visualizer%2Ftrunk&old=3355840%40visualizer%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/94392c66-6e50-48bb-93cb-9aa9d0229761?source=cve
