CVE-2025-23784
Published: 22 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23784 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 Databases (T1213.006); ranked at the 39.7th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-10 mandates validation of information inputs to neutralize special elements, directly preventing SQL injection exploits like CVE-2025-23784.
SI-2 requires identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, enabling patching of the vulnerable Contact Form 7 Round Robin Lead Distribution plugin.
SI-9 enforces restrictions on information inputs such as types, lengths, and ranges, mitigating SQL injection by blocking malicious payloads.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection enables authenticated admins to extract data from the database, directly facilitating T1213.006 (Data from Information Repositories: Databases).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David Jeffrey Contact Form 7 Round Robin Lead Distribution contact-form-7-round-robin-lead-distribution allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Contact Form 7 Round Robin Lead Distribution: from n/a through <=…
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Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-23784 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) stemming from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command. It affects the WordPress plugin "Contact Form 7 Round Robin Lead Distribution" by David Jeffrey, with the flaw present in all versions up to and including 1.2.1.
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). Attackers with high privileges, such as authenticated administrators, can exploit it remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables high-impact confidentiality violations, such as unauthorized data extraction from the database, alongside low availability disruption and a changed scope, but no integrity impact.
Mitigation details are available in advisories like the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/contact-form-7-round-robin-lead-distribution/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-form-7-round-robin-lead-distribution-plugin-1-2-1-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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