Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-54726

Critical

Published: 20 August 2025

Published
20 August 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 0.0092 76.5th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-54726 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 in the top 23.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-54726 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in the JS Archive List WordPress plugin, also known as jquery-archive-list-widget and authored by Miguel Useche. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands and affects all versions through 6.1.5.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network with low complexity to extract sensitive data and cause limited denial-of-service conditions, as reflected in the CVSS 9.3 score that includes a changed scope.

The single reference advisory from Patchstack identifies the vulnerability in the WordPress plugin and states that version 6.1.6 resolves the SQL injection.

EPSS remains low, with a current value of 0.0092 and a peak of only 0.0132.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Miguel Useche JS Archive List jquery-archive-list-widget allows SQL Injection.This issue affects JS Archive List: from n/a through < 6.1.6.

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?

Direct remote SQL injection in unauthenticated public-facing WordPress plugin enables arbitrary query execution and data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly prevents SQL injection attacks like CVE-2025-54726 by requiring validation and sanitization of all inputs used in SQL commands within the WordPress plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mitigates CVE-2025-54726 by enforcing timely flaw remediation, such as updating the jquery-archive-list-widget plugin to version 6.1.6.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Identifies the presence of CVE-2025-54726 in deployed WordPress plugins through vulnerability scanning, enabling proactive patching.

References