Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23993

Critical

Published: 08 January 2026

Published
08 January 2026
Modified
27 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 0.0036 27.7th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23993 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 27.7th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-23993 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, classified as an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89), affecting the Felan Framework WordPress plugin developed by RiceTheme. The issue impacts all versions of the felan-framework plugin from its initial release through version 1.1.3.

The vulnerability carries 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 and allows high-impact confidentiality violations, such as unauthorized data disclosure from the database, alongside low availability impact but no integrity modifications.

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

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in RiceTheme Felan Framework felan-framework allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Felan Framework: from n/a through <= 1.1.3.

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 remote exploitation of web application (T1190) for data disclosure.

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 mandates input validation mechanisms to neutralize special elements in SQL commands, preventing SQL injection exploitation in the Felan Framework.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws like the SQL injection vulnerability in Felan Framework versions through 1.1.3.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
preventdetect

Enables vulnerability scanning to detect and remediate SQL injection flaws such as CVE-2025-23993 in the WordPress plugin.

References