CVE-2025-47569

9.3 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in the WPSwings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on affected WordPress sites. It affects all versions up to 2.8.10, potentially compromising the underlying database. WordPress administrators using this plugin are at risk.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • WPSwings WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card - Create, Sell and Manage Gift Cards with Customized Email Templates
Versions: n/a through 2.8.10
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Requires WordPress with WooCommerce and the vulnerable plugin installed.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation, remote code execution, and full site takeover.

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Likely Case

Database information disclosure, including user credentials, payment data, and sensitive business information.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only affecting non-sensitive data.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

SQL injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit with automated tools.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.8.11 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-ultimate-gift-card/vulnerability/wordpress-woocommerce-ultimate-gift-card-plugin-2-8-10-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WooCommerce Ultimate Gift Card' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 2.8.11 or higher.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

all

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.

wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-ultimate-gift-card

Web Application Firewall

all

Implement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries at application level
  • Restrict database user permissions to minimum required access

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins

Check Version:

wp plugin get woocommerce-ultimate-gift-card --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 2.8.11 or higher after update

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
  • Unexpected database queries

Network Indicators:

  • SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests
  • Unusual database connection patterns

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "database error" OR "wp_" AND "SELECT" AND "FROM")

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