Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67921

High

Published: 08 January 2026

Published
08 January 2026
Modified
27 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 0.0025 16.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-67921 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 16.4th 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-2025-67921 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, specifically enabling Blind SQL Injection, in the VanKarWai Lobo WordPress theme. This issue affects Lobo versions from n/a through those prior to 2.8.6 and is associated with CWE-89. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5, reflecting its high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and significant confidentiality impact.

Attackers with low privileges, such as authenticated users on a vulnerable WordPress site (PR:L), can exploit this remotely over the network (AV:N) without user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows scope change (S:C), enabling high confidentiality impact (C:H) through data extraction via blind SQL injection techniques, alongside low availability impact (A:L) and no integrity impact (I:N).

The Patchstack advisory for the Lobo WordPress theme indicates that the SQL injection vulnerability is addressed in version 2.8.6, recommending affected users update to this or later versions for mitigation.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in VanKarWai Lobo lobo allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Lobo: from n/a through < 2.8.6.

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 exploitation of SQL injection in a public-facing WordPress web application 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

Directly prevents blind SQL injection in the Lobo WordPress theme by requiring validation and neutralization of special elements in all user inputs used in SQL commands.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification and patching of the specific SQL injection flaw affecting Lobo versions prior to 2.8.6.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
preventdetect

Enforces boundary protection at network interfaces to monitor and block remote low-privilege blind SQL injection attacks on the vulnerable WordPress theme.

References