Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-30524

Critical

Published: 26 March 2025

Published
26 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 0.0004 13.2th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-30524 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 13.2th 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-2025-30524 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command vulnerability, classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), affecting the origincode Product Catalog WordPress plugin in its displayproduct component. This issue impacts versions from n/a through 1.0.4, as published on 2025-03-26.

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 changes the scope and enables high confidentiality impact through data extraction from the database, alongside low availability impact.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/displayproduct/vulnerability/wordpress-product-catalog-plugin-1-0-4-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in origincode Product Catalog displayproduct allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Product Catalog: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

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 SQL Injection vulnerability in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) for unauthenticated remote data access 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

SI-10 requires validation and sanitization of information inputs, directly preventing SQL injection by neutralizing special elements in SQL commands within the displayproduct component.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 mandates timely identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, mitigating this CVE by patching the vulnerable Product Catalog plugin versions through 1.0.4.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

RA-5 employs vulnerability scanning to identify SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-30524 in the WordPress plugin, enabling proactive detection and remediation.

References