CVE-2025-68017
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Antideo Email Validator WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the plugin's email validation functionality. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 1.0.10 or earlier, potentially exposing database contents including user credentials and sensitive site data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Antideo Email Validator 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 leading to data theft, privilege escalation, site defacement, or full system takeover if database credentials allow file system access.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive WordPress data including user credentials, plugin settings, and potentially other database contents accessible to the WordPress database user.
If Mitigated
Limited data exposure restricted to the WordPress database tables accessible by the plugin's database user account.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are frequently exploited in the wild, and this appears to be a straightforward injection point.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 1.0.10
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Antideo Email Validator'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate antideo-email-validator
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the email validator endpoint
# Configure WAF to block SQL patterns in POST parameters to /wp-json/antideo-email-validator/v1/validate
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the Antideo Email Validator plugin from all WordPress installations
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code that interacts with the email validation functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Antideo Email Validator' version 1.0.10 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin get antideo-email-validator --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.0.10 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in WordPress or database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts following plugin access
- Unexpected database errors containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-json/antideo-email-validator/v1/validate containing SQL keywords
- Unusual outbound database connections from web server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "antideo-email-validator" AND ("SQL" OR "database error" OR "syntax error")