Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-27281

High

Published: 15 March 2025

Published
15 March 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0006 19.3th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-27281 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 19.3th 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-2025-27281 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command vulnerability, classified as CWE-89, that enables Blind SQL Injection in the All In Menu WordPress plugin developed by cookforweb. The affected component is the all-in-menu plugin, with the issue impacting all versions from n/a through 1.1.5. Published on 2025-03-15, it 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), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and scope change.

Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows attackers to perform blind SQL injection, achieving high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data from the database and low availability impact, with the changed scope (S:C) potentially affecting broader system components.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/all-in-menu/vulnerability/wordpress-all-in-menu-plugin-1-1-5-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this SQL injection vulnerability in the All In Menu WordPress plugin version 1.1.5.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in cookforweb All In Menu all-in-menu allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects All In Menu: from n/a through <= 1.1.5.

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 vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the application (T1190) and facilitates extraction of sensitive data from the database (T1213.006).

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 mitigates blind SQL injection by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs before they are used in SQL commands within the WordPress plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Ensures timely remediation of the specific SQL injection flaw in All In Menu plugin versions through n/a to 1.1.5 by identifying, reporting, and patching known vulnerabilities.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
preventdetect

Detects the SQL injection vulnerability via scanning and monitoring, enabling proactive remediation to prevent low-privileged user exploitation.

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