Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-31526

High

Published: 31 March 2025

Published
31 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 0.0017 37.7th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-31526 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 37.7th 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-2025-31526 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, affecting the Behance Portfolio Manager WordPress plugin (portfolio-manager-powered-by-behance) developed by eleopard. The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.7.5, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries into the application.

The vulnerability 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 it can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity by an authenticated user possessing low privileges, without requiring user interaction. Exploitation changes the scope, enabling high confidentiality impact such as unauthorized extraction of sensitive data from the database, alongside low availability disruption and no integrity impact.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/portfolio-manager-powered-by-behance/vulnerability/wordpress-behance-portfolio-manager-plugin-1-7-4-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 eleopard Behance Portfolio Manager portfolio-manager-powered-by-behance allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Behance Portfolio Manager: from n/a through <= 1.7.5.

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 in public-facing WordPress plugin enables T1190 for remote exploitation and directly facilitates T1213.006 for unauthorized database 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-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates this SQL injection CVE by requiring identification, reporting, and correction of the flaw through timely patching of the vulnerable plugin.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Prevents SQL injection attacks like this CVE by implementing input validation mechanisms to neutralize special elements in SQL commands at entry points.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Provides an additional layer against this SQL injection by restricting input types, sources, and quantities to limit malicious payloads.

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