CVE-2025-26941
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Church Admin WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All WordPress sites running Church Admin versions up to 5.0.18 are affected, potentially compromising sensitive church member data and website integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- Church Admin 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 allowing data theft, modification, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to WordPress administrator; possible server compromise via SQL commands.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive church member data (personal information, donations, contact details); database manipulation; website defacement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited; WordPress plugins are frequent targets; exploit code likely circulating in security communities.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.0.19 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/church-admin/vulnerability/wordpress-church-admin-plugin-5-0-18-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Church Admin plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 5.0.19+ from WordPress.org. 6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version via FTP or WordPress uploader. 7. Reactivate plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable Church Admin plugin until patched to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate church-admin
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting Church Admin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required for plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Church Admin version; if version is 5.0.18 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get church-admin --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, confirm Church Admin version shows 5.0.19 or higher in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts via Church Admin endpoints
- Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to /wp-content/plugins/church-admin/ endpoints
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*church-admin*" AND (payload="*UNION*" OR payload="*SELECT*" OR payload="*INSERT*" OR payload="*DELETE*"))