CVE-2025-52830

9.3 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

This SQL injection vulnerability in the bSecure WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all versions up to 1.7.9 of the bSecure - Your Universal Checkout plugin, potentially compromising WordPress sites using this plugin.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • bSecure - Your Universal Checkout WordPress plugin
Versions: n/a through 1.7.9
Operating Systems: All
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations with the bSecure plugin enabled. The vulnerability is in the plugin itself, not dependent on specific OS configurations.

⚠️ 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, site takeover, or remote code execution via database functions.

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Likely Case

Data exfiltration including user credentials, payment information, and sensitive site data, potentially leading to credential stuffing attacks.

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If Mitigated

Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and input validation is enforced elsewhere.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Blind SQL injection typically requires automated tools but is well-understood by attackers. The high CVSS score suggests significant impact potential.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 1.8.0 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bsecure/vulnerability/wordpress-bsecure-your-universal-checkout-1-7-9-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'bSecure - Your Universal Checkout'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 1.8.0+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable bSecure Plugin

all

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate bsecure

Web Application Firewall Rule

all

Block SQL injection patterns targeting bSecure endpoints

# WAF-specific configuration required

🧯 If You Can't Patch

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

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress plugin version in admin panel or via wp-cli: wp plugin get bsecure --field=version

Check Version:

wp plugin get bsecure --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 1.8.0 or higher and test checkout functionality

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL queries in database logs
  • Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
  • Requests to bSecure endpoints with SQL syntax

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, etc.) to /wp-content/plugins/bsecure/

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="*bsecure*" AND (query="*SELECT*" OR query="*UNION*" OR query="*OR 1=1*")

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