CVE-2025-26535
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Bitcoin/AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on affected WordPress sites. Attackers can potentially extract, modify, or delete database content including sensitive customer and payment information. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this payment gateway plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway 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 leading to theft of all customer data, payment information, and administrative credentials, potentially resulting in full site takeover and financial fraud.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of customer information, order details, and potentially payment data, leading to privacy violations and potential regulatory penalties.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if database permissions are properly restricted, but still potential for information disclosure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection typically requires automated tools but is well-understood and easily weaponized.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.7.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.7.7+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the payment gateway plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woo-altcoin-payment-gateway
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce → Version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get woo-altcoin-payment-gateway --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.7.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries with similar patterns
- Requests to payment gateway endpoints with SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database connection patterns
- Large data exfiltration from database server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "mysql_error" OR "database error") AND "altcoin"