Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-28904

Critical

Published: 25 March 2025

Published
25 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 22.8th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-28904 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 22.8th 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-2025-28904 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, classified as a blind SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89), affecting the Shamalli Web Directory Free (web-directory-free) WordPress plugin. This issue impacts all versions from unknown starting points through 1.7.6, as published on 2025-03-25.

The vulnerability enables exploitation by unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful attacks result in high confidentiality impact (C:H) through data extraction, low availability impact (A:L), no integrity impact (I:N), and a changed scope (S:C), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/web-directory-free/vulnerability/wordpress-web-directory-free-plugin-1-7-6-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the SQL injection vulnerability in Web Directory Free plugin version 1.7.6 for WordPress.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Shamalli Web Directory Free web-directory-free allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Web Directory Free: from n/a through <= 1.7.6.

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?

The CVE describes a blind SQL injection vulnerability in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications for initial access and data extraction.

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

SI-10 mandates validation of information inputs to neutralize special elements, directly preventing blind SQL injection exploitation in the Shamalli Web Directory Free plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 requires timely flaw remediation, such as patching the vulnerable WordPress plugin versions through 1.7.6 to eliminate the SQL injection vulnerability.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

RA-5 provides vulnerability scanning and monitoring to identify SQL injection flaws like CVE-2025-28904 in web applications prior to exploitation.

References