CVE-2025-30775
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in WPGuppy WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WPGuppy installations from unknown versions through 1.1.3. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data stored in the WordPress database.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPGuppy 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 including user credentials, personal information, and site content extraction.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if database user has minimal privileges and input validation blocks malicious payloads.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection typically requires some level of access or user interaction, but specific exploit details are not publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.3
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpguppy-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-wpguppy-plugin-1-1-3-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find WPGuppy plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests
Database User Privilege Reduction
MySQL/MariaDBLimit WordPress database user to SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE only (no DROP, CREATE, ALTER)
REVOKE DROP, CREATE, ALTER ON database.* FROM 'wordpress_user'@'localhost';
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove WPGuppy plugin from WordPress
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WPGuppy version 1.1.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=wpguppy --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WPGuppy plugin version is higher than 1.1.3 or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected SQL syntax errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, DROP, etc.)
- Unusual database port traffic patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("sql syntax" OR "database error" OR "mysql_error")