Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-26974

Critical

Published: 25 February 2025

Published
25 February 2025
Modified
23 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 0.0005 16.5th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-26974 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 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-26974 is an SQL injection vulnerability, classified as improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command (CWE-89), that enables blind SQL injection in the WP Multistore Locator plugin (wp-multi-store-locator) developed by WPExperts.io for WordPress. This issue affects all versions of the plugin from unspecified initial releases through 2.5.1.

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 by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation changes the scope, allowing attackers to achieve high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data from the database via blind SQL injection techniques, alongside low integrity and availability impacts.

Patchstack has published an advisory on this vulnerability, detailing the SQL injection flaw in WP Multistore Locator version 2.5.1, accessible at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-multi-store-locator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-multi-store-locator-plugin-2-5-1-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 WPExperts.io WP Multistore Locator wp-multi-store-locator allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Multistore Locator: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.

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 T1190 for unauthenticated remote exploitation to extract database data.

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 addresses SQL injection by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs before they are used in SQL commands, preventing exploitation of the improper neutralization flaw in the WP Multistore Locator plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this blind SQL injection vulnerability through timely patching of the affected plugin versions up to 2.5.1.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Facilitates detection of the SQL injection vulnerability via regular scanning of the system and applications, enabling proactive remediation.

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