CVE-2025-27263
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Doctor Appointment Booking WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. All WordPress sites running this plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier are affected, potentially exposing sensitive data including user information and appointment records.
💻 Affected Systems
- Doctor Appointment Booking 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 manipulation, privilege escalation, and potential server takeover via SQL command execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive appointment data, user information exposure, and potential 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 typically have low exploitation complexity, especially when unauthenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Doctor Appointment Booking' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.0.1+ from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate and delete old version
7. Upload and activate new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate doctor-appointment-booking
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required (SELECT only if possible)
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Doctor Appointment Booking' version 1.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get doctor-appointment-booking --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.0.1 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts with SQL syntax in parameters
- Unexpected database queries from web application
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) in parameters
- Abnormal database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "database error" OR "mysql_error")