CVE-2025-25116
Published: 07 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-25116 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 at the 17.9th 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 directly prevents SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-25116 by implementing input validation mechanisms to neutralize special elements in SQL commands within the WordPress plugin.
SI-2 ensures timely remediation of known flaws such as the blind SQL injection in the Link to URL / Post plugin up to version 1.3 through identification, reporting, and patching.
SC-7 provides boundary protection via web application firewalls that can inspect and block SQL injection payloads targeting the vulnerable plugin endpoint.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation of the web application (T1190) and facilitates database data collection/exfiltration (T1213.006) via blind SQLi with high confidentiality impact; auth requirement (PR:H) introduces some uncertainty for initial access mapping.
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in sudipto Link to URL / Post link-to-url-post allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Link to URL / Post: from n/a through <= 1.3.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-25116 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, enabling Blind SQL Injection in the sudipto "Link to URL / Post" WordPress plugin. This issue affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through version 1.3.
The vulnerability has 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), indicating it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. Exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H), such as authenticated access at an administrative level, with no user interaction needed. Successful attacks can result in high confidentiality impact through data exfiltration, low availability impact, and a change in scope due to the SQL injection's effects.
Patchstack has published details on this vulnerability in the WordPress plugin, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/link-to-url-post/vulnerability/wordpress-link-to-url-post-plugin-1-3-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. The CVE was published on 2025-02-07T10:15:17.083 and is associated with CWE-89.
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