CVE-2025-32128
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress Nearby Locations plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unsanitized user input. All WordPress sites running Nearby Locations version 1.1.1 or earlier are affected, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Nearby Locations 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 administrative access; possible remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Data extraction from the 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 preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity, especially when unauthenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Nearby Locations plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Nearby Locations Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate nearby-locations
Web Application Firewall Rule
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in plugin code
- Deploy web application firewall with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Nearby Locations → Version. If version is 1.1.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get nearby-locations --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 1.1.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed SQL syntax attempts in web server logs
- Unexpected database errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL syntax in parameters
- Unusual database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="*apache*" OR source="*nginx*" | search "nearby-locations" AND ("UNION" OR "SELECT" OR "INSERT" OR "DELETE" OR "' OR '" OR "--" OR ";")