CVE-2025-60062
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the tPlayer WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites running tPlayer plugin versions up to and including 1.2.1.6. Successful exploitation could lead to data theft, modification, or complete database compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- tPlayer HTML5 Audio Player with Playlist 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 allowing data exfiltration, modification, or deletion; potential privilege escalation to WordPress administrator; possible remote code execution through database functions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in WordPress database including user credentials, personal information, and plugin-specific data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and parameterized queries in place; database access restricted to least privilege accounts.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are commonly exploited. The Patchstack reference suggests public exploit details are available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.2.1.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'tPlayer HTML5 Audio Player with Playlist'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update 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 targeting tPlayer endpoints
Plugin Deactivation
linuxTemporarily deactivate the tPlayer plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate tplayer-html5-audio-player-with-playlist
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable database activity monitoring and alert on unusual SQL queries
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → tPlayer version. If version is 1.2.1.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get tplayer-html5-audio-player-with-playlist --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.2.1.6 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress/database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts after plugin access
- Unexpected database schema changes
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to tPlayer endpoints with SQL payloads
- Unusual outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "tplayer" AND ("union select" OR "sleep(" OR "benchmark(" OR "' OR '1'='1")