CVE-2025-31553
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Advanced WooCommerce Product Sales Reporting WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 3.1. Attackers could steal sensitive data, modify database contents, or potentially gain administrative access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Advanced WooCommerce Product Sales Reporting 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, privilege escalation to WordPress admin, and potential server takeover via SQL injection to RCE chain.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive WooCommerce data including customer information, order details, and financial records.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are frequently weaponized. Authentication requirements unknown from public information.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Advanced WooCommerce Product Sales Reporting'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate webd-woocommerce-advanced-reporting-statistics
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin 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 → Advanced WooCommerce Product Sales Reporting version. If version is 3.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get webd-woocommerce-advanced-reporting-statistics --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 3.1. Test reporting functionality to ensure it works without errors.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to plugin endpoints
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/webd-woocommerce-advanced-reporting-statistics/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "webd-woocommerce-advanced-reporting" AND ("SQL" OR "database error" OR "mysql")