Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-27268

Critical

Published: 03 March 2025

Published
03 March 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 0.0008 23.8th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-27268 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 23.8th 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-2025-27268 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, affecting the WordPress plugin Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition (small-package-quotes-wwe-edition) developed by enituretechnology. The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 5.2.18, as published on 2025-03-03.

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), making it exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation enables attackers to achieve high-impact confidentiality violations, such as extracting sensitive data from the database, alongside limited availability impacts, due to the changed scope.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/small-package-quotes-wwe-edition/vulnerability/wordpress-small-package-quotes-worldwide-express-edition-plugin-5-2-18-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 enituretechnology Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition small-package-quotes-wwe-edition allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition: from n/a through <= 5.2.18.

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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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in unauthenticated public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for remote access and facilitates T1213.006 (Databases) for extracting sensitive data from the database.

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 validation and sanitization of information inputs to neutralize special elements and prevent SQL injection exploits like CVE-2025-27268.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws, including patching the vulnerable WordPress plugin versions affected by this SQL injection CVE.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Restricts the types and quantities of information inputs to the system, reducing the attack surface for SQL injection attempts targeting the plugin.

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