CVE-2025-22639
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through blind injection techniques. It affects all WooCommerce sites using this plugin from any version up to 1.3.4. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete database compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce
⚠️ 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 sensitive customer data (PII, payment info), administrative access to WordPress, and potential server takeover via SQL command execution.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of customer information, order details, and potentially administrative credentials stored in the database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database user privilege restrictions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection requires more sophisticated exploitation techniques than standard SQLi but is still highly dangerous.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate distance-rate-shipping-for-woocommerce
Web Application Firewall rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the vulnerable endpoint.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required privileges
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce version. If version is 1.3.4 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get distance-rate-shipping-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.3.4 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries from single IP
- Long parameter values in POST requests to shipping endpoints
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests (UNION, SELECT, etc.)
- Unusual traffic to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "database error" OR "mysql_fetch") AND "distance-rate"