CVE-2025-47573
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the mojoomla School Management WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands without authentication. It affects all versions up to 92.0.0, potentially compromising the entire database. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress School Management System Plugin by mojoomla
⚠️ 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 student/parent data, administrative credentials, financial records, and potential website takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information, privilege escalation, and potential backdoor installation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and WAF protection blocking injection attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Blind SQL injection typically requires automated tools but is well-understood by attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 92.0.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find 'School Management System'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
Input Validation Filter
allAdd custom input validation for all plugin parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the School Management plugin
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the affected WordPress instance
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > School Management System version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='school-management' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 92.0.0 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected database queries
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL keywords in parameters
- Unusual outbound database connections
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "database error" OR "mysql_error")