CVE-2025-32303
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WPCHURCH WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all versions up to 2.7.0, potentially compromising church management websites using this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPCHURCH (Church Management 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 sensitive member data, financial records, and administrative credentials leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of church member information, donation records, and potential privilege escalation to administrative access.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is enforced elsewhere.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection suggests exploitation requires inference techniques but automated tools exist for this.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/church-management/vulnerability/wordpress-wpchurch-2-7-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WPCHURCH and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.7.1 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate church-management
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting WPCHURCH endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required operations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WPCHURCH version 2.7.0 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get church-management --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm WPCHURCH plugin version is 2.7.1 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Suspicious POST requests to church-management endpoints
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection payloads in HTTP requests
- Unusual database connection patterns
- Excessive requests to /wp-content/plugins/church-management/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "church-management" OR "wpchurch")