CVE-2025-32685
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Inquiries WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running WP Inquiries version 0.2.1 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or deletion.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Inquiries 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 data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover through administrative account creation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to plugin-related database tables, potentially exposing inquiry data and user information stored by the plugin.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database user permissions restricting access to only necessary tables.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity. The Patchstack advisory suggests unauthenticated exploitation is possible.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.2.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-inquiries/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-inquiries-0-2-1-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find WP Inquiries plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WP Inquiries Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-inquiries
Web Application Firewall Rule
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting WP Inquiries endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the WP Inquiries plugin immediately
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WP Inquiries version. If version is 0.2.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-inquiries --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify WP Inquiries version is 0.2.2 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or unusual POST requests to wp-inquiries endpoints
- Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/wp-inquiries/
- Unusual outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri_path="*wp-inquiries*" AND (request_body="*UNION*" OR request_body="*SELECT*" OR request_body="*INSERT*" OR request_body="*DELETE*"))