CVE-2025-31056
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WhatsCart WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on affected WooCommerce sites. All WordPress installations using WhatsCart versions up to 1.1.0 are vulnerable. Attackers could potentially access, modify, or delete database content.
💻 Affected Systems
- WhatsCart - Whatsapp Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Notifications, Chat Box, OTP 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 including sensitive customer data (PII, payment info), administrative access takeover, and website defacement or destruction.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of customer information, order details, and potentially credential harvesting from the WordPress database.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper WAF rules, input validation, and database permissions are configured, though SQL injection attempts would still be logged.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized. The Patchstack reference suggests exploitation details are publicly available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WhatsCart plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.1.1+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the WhatsCart plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate whatscart-for-woocommerce
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allConfigure WAF to block SQL injection patterns targeting WhatsCart endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable the WhatsCart plugin and remove it from the WordPress installation.
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in any custom code that interacts with the plugin.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WhatsCart version. If version is 1.1.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get whatscart-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version shows 1.1.1 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IPs
- Suspicious POST/GET requests to WhatsCart endpoints
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests (UNION, SELECT, etc.)
- Unexpected database connection attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("whatscart" OR "sql" OR "database error")