CVE-2025-23911

8.5 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in the Solidres Hotel Booking WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 0.9.4 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete database compromise.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Solidres - Hotel booking plugin for WordPress
Versions: All versions up to and including 0.9.4
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects all WordPress installations using the vulnerable plugin version regardless of configuration.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including sensitive guest data, payment information, administrative credentials, and potential website defacement or destruction.

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Likely Case

Data exfiltration of guest information, booking records, and potentially administrative credentials leading to further system compromise.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-sensitive data tables.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - WordPress plugins are typically internet-facing and this vulnerability affects the booking functionality which is public-facing.
🏢 Internal Only: LOW - WordPress plugins are designed for public web interfaces, not internal systems.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

SQL injection typically requires some level of access to vulnerable endpoints, but complexity varies based on specific injection points.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 0.9.4

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/solidres/vulnerability/wordpress-solidres-hotel-booking-plugin-for-wordpress-plugin-0-9-4-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Solidres Hotel Booking plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation WAF Rule

all

Implement web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns in plugin parameters

Database User Permission Reduction

mysql

Restrict database user permissions to SELECT only for the plugin's database user

GRANT SELECT ON wordpress_db.* TO 'solidres_user'@'localhost';
REVOKE INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, CREATE ON wordpress_db.* FROM 'solidres_user'@'localhost';

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Immediately disable the Solidres plugin and use alternative booking solutions
  • Implement strict network segmentation and monitoring for database access from the web server

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Solidres Hotel Booking version 0.9.4 or lower

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name=solidres --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is higher than 0.9.4 in WordPress admin panel

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL queries in database logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts via plugin endpoints
  • Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests with SQL keywords in parameters (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, etc.)
  • Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/solidres/ endpoints

SIEM Query:

source="web_server" AND (uri_path="*solidres*" AND (query_string="*SELECT*" OR query_string="*UNION*" OR query_string="*INSERT*"))

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