CVE-2025-49050
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-49050 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 3.8th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-10 requires validation of information inputs at entry points, directly preventing SQL injection vulnerabilities like this blind SQLi in the WP plugin by neutralizing special elements.
SI-2 mandates identifying, reporting, and correcting system flaws, directly addressing the need to patch this specific CVE in the vulnerable WP Lead Capturing Pages plugin.
SC-7 boundary protection mechanisms, such as web application firewalls, can monitor and block SQL injection payloads targeting the vulnerable plugin endpoint.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of web application (T1190) and extraction of data from backend database repositories (T1213).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in kamleshyadav WP Lead Capturing Pages wp-lead-capture allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Lead Capturing Pages: from n/a through <= 2.5.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-49050 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, specifically enabling Blind SQL Injection, in the WP Lead Capturing Pages plugin (wp-lead-capture) developed by kamleshyadav for WordPress. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from unknown initial release through version 2.5 inclusive.
The vulnerability has 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 by low-privileged authenticated users with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation allows attackers to achieve high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data via blind SQL techniques, low availability impact, and a changed scope, without affecting integrity.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-lead-capture/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-lead-capturing-pages-plugin-2-5-sql-injection-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve provides further details on the vulnerability.
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