Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22652

High

Published: 27 March 2025

Published
27 March 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 0.0052 67.4th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22652 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 in the top 32.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-22652 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89. It affects the WordPress plugin Payment Forms for Paystack, developed by kendysond under the package name payment-forms-for-paystack, in all versions from n/a through 4.0.1. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-27.

The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating exploitation is possible over the network with low complexity by high-privileged users, without requiring user interaction. Attackers can achieve high impact on confidentiality, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data, alongside low availability impact and a changed scope.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/payment-forms-for-paystack/vulnerability/wordpress-payment-forms-for-paystack-plugin-4-0-1-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 kendysond Payment Forms for Paystack payment-forms-for-paystack allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Payment Forms for Paystack: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.

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 public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application for unauthorized data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs to the Payment Forms for Paystack plugin, directly preventing SQL injection by neutralizing special elements used in SQL commands.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures flaws like the SQL injection vulnerability in Payment Forms for Paystack versions <=4.0.1 are identified and remediated through timely patching.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

SI-9 restricts the types and quantity of inputs to the vulnerable plugin's payment forms, mitigating SQL injection by blocking malformed or excessive inputs.

References