CVE-2025-22716
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Taskbuilder WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all Taskbuilder plugin installations from unknown versions through 3.0.6. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data stored in the WordPress database.
💻 Affected Systems
- Taskbuilder WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
Taskbuilder by Taskbuilder
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, privilege escalation to administrator, and potential full site takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access including user credentials, sensitive content, and plugin-specific data, potentially leading to further attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-sensitive 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 3.0.6
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/taskbuilder/vulnerability/wordpress-taskbuilder-plugin-3-0-6-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Taskbuilder plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Enhancement
allImplement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code that interacts with Taskbuilder.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the Taskbuilder plugin from all WordPress installations
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting Taskbuilder endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Taskbuilder version. If version is 3.0.6 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=taskbuilder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Taskbuilder plugin version is higher than 3.0.6 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries from single IP
- Suspicious POST/GET requests to Taskbuilder endpoints
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection payloads in HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/taskbuilder/
- Unusual database connection patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("taskbuilder" OR "SQL syntax") AND (error OR warning)