Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23910

High

Published: 22 January 2025

Published
22 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 0.0011 29.4th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23910 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 29.4th 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-2025-23910 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89. It affects the Menus Plus+ WordPress plugin, also referred to as keighl Menus Plus+ menus-plus, in all versions from n/a through 1.9.6. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-22.

With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), the issue can be exploited over the network by low-privileged authenticated users with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation changes scope and enables high confidentiality impact, such as unauthorized data access, alongside low integrity and availability impacts.

Patchstack provides details on the vulnerability in their database for the Menus Plus+ WordPress plugin at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/menus-plus/vulnerability/wordpress-menus-plus-plugin-1-9-6-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 keighl Menus Plus+ menus-plus allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Menus Plus+: from n/a through <= 1.9.6.

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 vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables network exploitation of the application by authenticated users for 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

Directly requires validating and sanitizing information inputs to neutralize special elements in SQL commands, preventing SQL injection exploitation in the Menus Plus+ plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like the SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-23910) in the affected plugin versions.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Requires vulnerability scanning to identify SQL injection issues in WordPress plugins like Menus Plus+ prior to exploitation.

References