CVE-2025-25151
Published: 07 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-25151 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 16.5th 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-2025-25151 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, classified as an SQL Injection vulnerability (CWE-89), affecting the Stylemix uListing plugin for WordPress. This issue impacts all versions of uListing from n/a through 2.1.6 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-02-07 and carries 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).
Low-privileged remote attackers (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Exploitation changes the scope to the server (S:C), enabling high-impact confidentiality breaches such as unauthorized access to sensitive data (C:H), alongside low impacts on integrity (I:N) and availability (A:L).
Patchstack has documented this SQL Injection vulnerability specifically in the WordPress uListing plugin version 2.1.6, providing details via their vulnerability database.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4060
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Stylemix uListing ulisting allows SQL Injection.This issue affects uListing: from n/a through <= 2.1.6.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications over the network.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by validating and sanitizing user inputs before incorporation into SQL commands in the uListing plugin.
Ensures timely patching of the vulnerable uListing plugin versions through <=2.1.6 to remediate the SQL injection flaw.
Enables identification of the SQL injection vulnerability in uListing via regular vulnerability scanning.