CVE-2025-13417
📋 TL;DR
The Plugin Organizer WordPress plugin before version 10.2.4 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This affects WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the plugin, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Plugin Organizer 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 allowing data theft, modification, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to administrator; possible remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of sensitive information like user credentials, and potential site defacement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, with subscriber accounts having minimal privileges.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires subscriber authentication; SQL injection is a well-understood attack vector with many available tools.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.2.4
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/862fdf28-5195-443d-8ef2-e4043d0fdc92/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Plugin Organizer and update to version 10.2.4 or later. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate plugin-organizer
Restrict Subscriber Access
allTemporarily disable subscriber registration or limit subscriber capabilities.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required for plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Plugin Organizer version below 10.2.4Check Version:
wp plugin get plugin-organizer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Plugin Organizer version is 10.2.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from subscriber accounts
- Multiple failed SQL queries with injection patterns
- Unexpected plugin-organizer endpoint access
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to plugin-organizer endpoints with SQL syntax in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="*plugin-organizer*" AND (param="*SELECT*" OR param="*UNION*" OR param="*OR 1=1*"))