CVE-2025-39479
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Smart Notification WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all versions up to 10.3, potentially compromising websites using this plugin. Attackers could extract, modify, or delete sensitive data from the database.
💻 Affected Systems
- Smart Notification 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, data destruction, or full website takeover via privilege escalation.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive user data (emails, passwords, personal information) and potential administrative access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is enforced at other layers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection allows data extraction through boolean-based or time-based techniques. Public exploit details are available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 10.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Smart Notification plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 10.4+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate smart-notification
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin
Modify WAF to block requests containing SQL injection patterns to /wp-content/plugins/smart-notification/
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to SELECT only where possible
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Smart Notification version. If version is 10.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=smart-notification --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 10.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Requests to /wp-content/plugins/smart-notification/ with SQL patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT) targeting plugin endpoints
- Abnormal traffic patterns to WordPress admin areas
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*smart-notification*" AND (content="*UNION*" OR content="*SELECT*" OR content="*INSERT*"))