CVE-2025-22507
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WPMU Prefill Post WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running WPMU Prefill Post version 1.02 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or deletion.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPMU Prefill Post 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 including data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover through WordPress admin access.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification of plugin settings, or insertion of malicious content into the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting plugin-specific data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and SQL injection techniques, but no authentication bypass is needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.02 (check for updates)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WPMU Prefill Post' and check for update. 4. If update available, click 'Update Now'. 5. Verify plugin version is greater than 1.02.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wpmu-prefill-post
Web Application Firewall
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the WPMU Prefill Post plugin completely from the WordPress installation
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WPMU Prefill Post version. If version is 1.02 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wpmu-prefill-post --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is greater than 1.02 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed SQL syntax attempts
- Requests to plugin-specific endpoints with SQL characters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) to plugin endpoints
- Abnormal request patterns to /wp-content/plugins/wpmu-prefill-post/
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*wpmu-prefill-post*" AND (query="*SELECT*" OR query="*UNION*" OR query="*OR 1=1*"))