Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22507

High

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0007 21.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22507 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 21.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-7 (Boundary Protection) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22507 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, affecting the WordPress plugin iDo8p WPMU Prefill Post (slug: wpmu-prefill-post). The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.02, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries due to inadequate input sanitization.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network with low attack complexity. Exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H), such as those of an authenticated WordPress administrator, and no user interaction. Successful attacks can result in high confidentiality impact through data exfiltration, low availability disruption, and a changed scope affecting the broader system.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpmu-prefill-post/vulnerability/wordpress-wpmu-prefill-post-plugin-1-02-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on the vulnerability, including recommended mitigations and patch information for affected installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in iDo8p WPMU Prefill Post wpmu-prefill-post allows SQL Injection.This issue affects WPMU Prefill Post: from n/a through <= 1.02.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of a web application (T1190); high privileges required limits initial access use but still facilitates remote DB data access.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly counters SQL injection by requiring validation and sanitization of inputs used in SQL commands, addressing the improper neutralization flaw in the plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mitigates the specific vulnerability by ensuring timely installation of patches for the affected WordPress plugin versions up to 1.02.

SC-7 Boundary Protection good match
prevent

Boundary protection with web application firewalls blocks SQL injection payloads remotely before they reach the vulnerable plugin.

References