CVE-2025-39569
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in Taskbuilder WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through blind injection techniques. All WordPress sites running Taskbuilder versions up to 4.0.1 are affected, potentially exposing database contents.
💻 Affected Systems
- Taskbuilder 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 remote code execution via database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized data access, extraction of user information, and potential site defacement or content manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database user privilege restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection typically requires more sophisticated exploitation but automated tools exist.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.0.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/taskbuilder/vulnerability/wordpress-taskbuilder-4-0-1-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Taskbuilder plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Taskbuilder plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate taskbuilder
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting Taskbuilder 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 > Taskbuilder version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get taskbuilder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Taskbuilder version is 4.0.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed SQL queries to Taskbuilder endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection payloads to /wp-content/plugins/taskbuilder/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "taskbuilder" AND ("SQL" OR "syntax" OR "error")