CVE-2025-2511

Vulnerability

Description The AHAthat Plugin for WordPress, in versions up to and including 1.6, contains a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability in the id parameter. The issue arises from insufficient escaping on the user-supplied parameter and a lack of prepared statements in the SQL query, allowing arbitrary SQL to be injected into existing queries [1]. This is a classic SQL injection flaw that can be exploited through crafted input to the vulnerable parameter.

Exploitation and

Prerequisites Exploitation requires authenticated access with Administrator-level privileges or above. The attacker must be able to supply a malicious id parameter value, which is not properly sanitized before being used in a SQL query. Since the injection is time-based, the attacker can infer information about the database by observing response delays, bypassing the need for direct error messages [1].

Impact

A successful attack allows an authenticated administrator to append additional SQL queries into the existing ones, enabling extraction of sensitive information from the WordPress database. This could include user credentials, session tokens, or other confidential data stored in the database [1].

Mitigation

The plugin has been closed as of December 6, 2024, due to the security issue, and is no longer available for download [1]. Users should immediately remove the plugin from their WordPress installations and seek alternative solutions. There is no patched version available, as the plugin is discontinued.