CVE-2025-54048
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the miniOrange Custom API for WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 4.2.2 or earlier. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete database compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- miniOrange Custom API for WP 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 user data (passwords, personal information), privilege escalation to administrator, and potential remote code execution through database functions.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of WordPress user credentials, site content, and configuration data leading to site defacement or credential reuse attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if database user has minimal privileges, prepared statements are used elsewhere, and web application firewall blocks SQL injection patterns.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are frequently weaponized quickly. The high CVSS score suggests easy exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.2.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/custom-api-for-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-custom-api-for-wp-4-2-2-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Custom API for WP' by miniOrange. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 4.2.3+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Custom API for WP plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate custom-api-for-wp
Web Application Firewall rule
allAdd SQL injection blocking rule to WAF
Add rule blocking patterns like UNION SELECT, information_schema, sleep(), benchmark() in API endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict database user permissions to SELECT only for the plugin's database user
- Implement network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance from sensitive systems
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Custom API for WP → Version. If version is 4.2.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get custom-api-for-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 4.2.3 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL errors in WordPress debug logs
- Multiple failed API requests with SQL syntax in parameters
- Unexpected database queries from web server process
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-json/custom-api/ endpoints containing SQL keywords
- Abnormal database connection patterns from web server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "database error" OR "mysql_error") AND "custom-api"