CVE-2025-22349
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress Auction Plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin from any version up to 3.7, potentially compromising the entire WordPress installation.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Auction Plugin by Owen Cutajar & Hyder Jaffari
⚠️ 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, site defacement, or full system takeover via subsequent attacks.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion of auction data, user information, and potentially WordPress administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if database permissions are restricted and web application firewall blocks injection attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and SQL injection techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WordPress Auction Plugin'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules to block exploitation attempts.
Database Permission Reduction
mysqlRestrict database user permissions to SELECT only for the plugin's database user.
GRANT SELECT ON wordpress_db.* TO 'wp_user'@'localhost';
REVOKE INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, CREATE ON wordpress_db.* FROM 'wp_user'@'localhost';
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the WordPress Auction Plugin from all affected sites.
- Implement network segmentation to isolate affected WordPress instances and monitor for suspicious database activity.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'WordPress Auction Plugin' version 3.7 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='WordPress Auction Plugin' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 3.7 or plugin is completely removed from the system.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected database errors containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in parameters (SELECT, UNION, etc.)
- Unusual traffic patterns to auction-related endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-auctions" OR "auction-plugin") AND (sql OR union OR select OR "1=1")