CVE-2025-1446
📋 TL;DR
The Pods WordPress plugin before version 3.2.8.2 contains a SQL injection vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization. This allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All WordPress sites using vulnerable Pods plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Pods WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Pods by Podsfoundation
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data manipulation, privilege escalation, or complete site takeover via RCE through database functions.
Likely Case
Administrators could extract sensitive data (user credentials, personal information), modify content, or disrupt site functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls limiting admin accounts, impact is reduced to authorized administrators only, though they could still cause damage.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires administrator credentials. SQL injection is a well-understood attack vector with many available tools and techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.2.8.2
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c170fb45-7ed5-40ef-99f6-8da035a23d89/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Pods plugin and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 3.2.8.2+ from WordPress.org and manually replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the Pods plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate pods
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrator accounts to only trusted personnel
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Pods plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=pods --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Pods plugin version is 3.2.8.2 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to Pods admin endpoints with SQL syntax in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "pods" AND ("SELECT", "UNION", "INSERT", "UPDATE", "DELETE", "DROP", "--", "' OR '")