Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22537

High

Published: 09 January 2025

Published
09 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0013 32.0th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22537 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.0th 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22537 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, in the Google Maps Travel Route WordPress plugin developed by traveller11. The vulnerability affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through 1.3.1.

The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, requirement for low privileges such as an authenticated WordPress user, no user interaction, and high scope. Exploitation enables a high confidentiality impact, allowing attackers to extract sensitive data from the database, with low integrity and availability impacts.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-maps-travel-route/vulnerability/wordpress-google-maps-travel-route-plugin-1-3-1-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in traveller11 Google Maps Travel Route google-maps-travel-route allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Google Maps Travel Route: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.

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 public-facing web application (T1190) for unauthorized database access.

Confidence: HIGH · 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 requires validating all user inputs at entry points to neutralize special elements and prevent SQL injection attacks like this CVE.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely identification, reporting, and patching of flaws such as the SQL injection vulnerability in the Google Maps Travel Route plugin up to version 1.3.1.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Enforces restrictions on information inputs at system boundaries to limit the types and quantities that could enable SQL injection exploitation.

References