CVE-2025-22533
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WOOEXIM WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on affected websites. It affects all versions up to 5.0.0 of the plugin, potentially compromising WordPress sites that use it.
💻 Affected Systems
- WOOEXIM 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 leading to data theft, privilege escalation, site takeover, or data destruction
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information like user credentials, payment details, or private content
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions restricting damage to non-critical data
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection typically requires some level of access or user interaction, but specific exploit details are not publicly documented
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 5.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wooexim/vulnerability/wordpress-wooexim-plugin-5-0-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WOOEXIM plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting WOOEXIM endpoints
# Example ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS "(?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|--|#)" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQLi attempt'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the WOOEXIM plugin from all WordPress installations
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate affected systems and limit database access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WOOEXIM version 5.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=wooexim --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm WOOEXIM plugin is either removed or updated to version newer than 5.0.0 in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or unusual parameter values in access logs for WOOEXIM endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) targeting /wp-content/plugins/wooexim/ paths
SIEM Query:
source="*access.log*" AND "wooexim" AND ("union" OR "select" OR "insert" OR "update" OR "delete" OR "drop" OR "--" OR "#")