CVE-2025-23780
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Easy Code Snippets WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running Easy Code Snippets version 1.0.2 or earlier. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- Easy Code Snippets 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, data destruction, privilege escalation to administrator, or full site takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, modification of plugin settings, or extraction of sensitive information like user credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented, restricting SQL command execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of SQL injection techniques and WordPress plugin structure.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Easy Code Snippets. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
WordPressDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate easy-code-snippets
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection patterns.
- Restrict database user permissions to read-only for the plugin's database user.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Easy Code Snippets > Version. If version is 1.0.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get easy-code-snippets --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.2 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected plugin file modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND ("SELECT" OR "UNION" OR "INSERT" OR "UPDATE" OR "DELETE") AND uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND plugin="easy-code-snippets"