CVE-2025-30806
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Vimeotheque WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running Vimeotheque versions up to 2.3.4.2, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Vimeotheque 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 including data theft, modification, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to WordPress admin; possible server compromise via file writes.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration from WordPress database including user credentials, sensitive content, and configuration data; potential site defacement or content manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries; database errors logged but no successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection requires specific conditions to trigger; exploitation requires understanding of plugin functionality and database structure.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.3.4.2
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Vimeotheque plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Vimeotheque Plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate vimeotheque
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting Vimeotheque endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user inputs
- Use parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Vimeotheque version; if version is 2.3.4.2 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get vimeotheque --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Vimeotheque plugin version is higher than 2.3.4.2 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries in WordPress or MySQL logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries with error messages
- Unexpected database connection attempts from web server
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to Vimeotheque endpoints
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/vimeotheque/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "vimeotheque" AND ("SQL" OR "database" OR "mysql")