Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22553

Critical

Published: 21 January 2025

Published
21 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0007 21.6th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22553 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 21.6th 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-2025-22553 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, classified as an SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89), affecting the Multiple Carousel WordPress plugin developed by dhananjaysingh. This issue impacts versions of the plugin from an unspecified initial release through 2.0.

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation changes the scope, enabling high-impact confidentiality violations such as unauthorized access to sensitive data via SQL queries, alongside low availability impact but no integrity impact.

Patchstack has published an advisory detailing the vulnerability in the Multiple Carousel plugin version 2.0, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/multicarousel/vulnerability/wordpress-multiple-carousel-plugin-2-0-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 dhananjaysingh Multiple Carousel multicarousel allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Multiple Carousel: from n/a through <= 2.0.

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?

The SQL injection vulnerability in the publicly accessible WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of public-facing applications for unauthorized sensitive data 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 validation of information inputs to neutralize special elements in SQL commands, preventing SQL injection exploitation as described in CVE-2025-22553.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates identification, reporting, and timely remediation of flaws, such as patching the vulnerable Multiple Carousel WordPress plugin up to version 2.0.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
preventdetect

Enforces boundary protection that can include web application firewalls to monitor and block SQL injection attempts targeting the plugin's vulnerable input handling.

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