CVE-2025-52773
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the HieCOR Payment Gateway Plugin for WordPress allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.5.11 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- HieCOR Payment Gateway Plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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 theft of payment data, user credentials, and sensitive business information, potentially leading to financial fraud, data breaches, and regulatory penalties.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of sensitive information including customer details, payment records, and administrative credentials, potentially leading to follow-on attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only allowing data viewing without modification.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and tooling exists for automated exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.5.11
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find HieCOR Payment Gateway Plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate hcv4-payment-gateway
Web Application Firewall
allImplement WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user permissions to minimum required access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > HieCOR Payment Gateway Plugin versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get hcv4-payment-gateway --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.5.11 and test payment functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server
- Multiple failed login attempts
- Unexpected database errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- SQL injection patterns in HTTP requests
- Unusual outbound database connections
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("UNION SELECT" OR "SELECT * FROM" OR "information_schema" OR "WAITFOR DELAY")