Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69338

Critical

Published: 05 March 2026

Published
05 March 2026
Modified
22 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 0.0038 30.0th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69338 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 30.0th 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-2025-69338 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability that enables Blind SQL Injection in the don-themes Riode Core (riode-core) WordPress plugin. This issue affects Riode Core versions from n/a through 1.6.26 and was published on 2026-03-05T06:16:12.403. It is associated with CWE-89 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3.

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation changes scope (S:C), resulting in high confidentiality impact (C:H) through data extraction via blind SQL injection techniques, no integrity impact (I:N), and low availability impact (A:L).

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/riode-core/vulnerability/wordpress-riode-core-plugin-1-6-26-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress Riode Core plugin vulnerability affecting version 1.6.26.

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 don-themes Riode Core riode-core allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Riode Core: from n/a through <= 1.6.26.

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 exploitation of public-facing WordPress plugin via SQL injection for data access.

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 Riode Core by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs to neutralize special elements in SQL commands.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely remediation of the specific SQL injection flaw affecting Riode Core versions through 1.6.26.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Enables detection of the SQL injection vulnerability in the Riode Core WordPress plugin through regular scanning.

References