Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-25022

High

Published: 03 February 2026

Published
03 February 2026
Modified
15 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 0.0021 10.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-25022 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 10.4th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-25022 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-89, that enables Blind SQL Injection in the KiviCare Clinic Management System WordPress plugin developed by Iqonic Design. The flaw affects all versions of the KiviCare plugin up to and including 3.6.16. It was published on 2026-02-03T15:16:20.523 and carries 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 high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and significant confidentiality impact.

Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) without requiring user interaction (UI:N). Exploitation involves crafting malicious SQL payloads to perform blind SQL injection, allowing attackers to extract sensitive data from the underlying database with high confidentiality impact (C:H). The attack has low integrity (I:N) and availability (A:L) impacts but changes scope (S:C), potentially affecting broader system components.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability, including mitigation guidance, at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/kivicare-clinic-management-system/vulnerability/wordpress-kivicare-plugin-3-6-16-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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 Iqonic Design KiviCare kivicare-clinic-management-system allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects KiviCare: from n/a through <= 3.6.16.

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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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection (CWE-89) in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 (network-accessible exploitation of web app) and T1213.006 (blind SQLi for extracting data from backend databases).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2019-25479Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-1476Shared CWE-89
CVE-2019-25526Shared CWE-89
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CVE-2019-25573Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 enforces validation of information inputs, directly preventing SQL injection by neutralizing special elements in SQL commands like those exploited in CVE-2026-25022.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 requires timely remediation of flaws, directly addressing the Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in KiviCare by applying vendor patches up to version 3.6.16.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
preventdetect

RA-5 mandates vulnerability scanning and remediation, enabling identification and patching of SQL injection flaws such as CVE-2026-25022 in the WordPress plugin.

References