CVE-2025-69366
Published: 20 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69366 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 28.9th 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-2025-69366 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command vulnerability, classified as CWE-89, affecting the TeconceTheme Emerce Core WordPress plugin (emerce-core). It enables Blind SQL Injection and impacts all versions from n/a through 1.8 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2026-02-20T16:22:20.740 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows high confidentiality impact through data extraction via blind SQL injection techniques, alongside low availability impact, due to the changed scope affecting the plugin's database interactions.
Mitigation details are available in advisories such as the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/emerce-core/vulnerability/wordpress-emerce-core-plugin-1-8-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207953
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in TeconceTheme Emerce Core emerce-core allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Emerce Core: from n/a through <= 1.8.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Direct unauthenticated blind SQL injection in a public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation of the web application.
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Mitigating Controls
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SI-10 mandates information input validation at entry points to neutralize special elements used in SQL commands, directly preventing this blind SQL injection vulnerability.
SI-2 requires timely flaw remediation, including patching the Emerce Core plugin to fixed versions beyond 1.8, eliminating the specific SQL injection vulnerability.
SI-9 restricts classes of information inputs, limiting the ability of attackers to inject malicious SQL payloads into the vulnerable plugin's database interactions.