CVE-2025-22691
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Travel WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WP Travel plugin installations from unknown versions through 10.1.0, potentially compromising WordPress sites using this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Travel 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 theft, modification, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to administrative access; possible server compromise if database permissions allow file system access.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access and extraction from the WordPress database, including sensitive user information, plugin data, and potentially administrative credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of SQL injection techniques and WP Travel's database structure.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 10.1.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-travel/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-travel-plugin-10-1-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Travel plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patch is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting WP Travel endpoints.
Input Validation Filter
allAdd custom input validation filters for WP Travel parameters in WordPress functions.php or via security plugin.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable WP Travel plugin immediately
- Implement strict database user permissions limiting write/delete operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WP Travel plugin version in WordPress admin panel under Plugins → Installed Plugins.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-travel --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 10.1.0 and test vulnerable endpoints with SQL injection payloads (in controlled environment).📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries from single IP
- Unexpected database queries containing WP Travel table names
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, etc.) in WP Travel parameters
- Abnormal traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/wp-travel/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-travel" AND ("SQL" OR "database" OR "syntax"))