Overview
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a significant security flaw, designated as CVE-2025-52820. This vulnerability affects the WooCommerce Point Of Sale (POS) plugin by infosoftplugin, a popular tool used by many online stores running on the WordPress platform. It pertains to a SQL Injection vulnerability, an issue that can potentially have severe implications for the affected systems, including system compromise and data leakage. Given the popularity of WooCommerce and its widespread use in the e-commerce industry, the impact of this vulnerability could be vast and severe.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-52820
Severity: High (8.5 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
infosoftplugin WooCommerce Point Of Sale (POS) | All versions through 1.4
How the Exploit Works
This vulnerability revolves around SQL Injection, a code injection technique often used to attack data-driven applications. The issue arises from the application’s improper neutralization of special elements used in a SQL command. This means that a malicious user could potentially insert a SQL query into the user input field that would then be executed by the database, allowing unauthorized access to, manipulation of, or deletion from the database.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, using a malicious SQL command:
GET /checkout HTTP/1.1
Host: targetstore.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
productId=1; DROP TABLE Orders --In this example, instead of a typical product ID, the attacker inserts a SQL command to drop (delete) the ‘Orders’ table from the database. As the application does not correctly neutralize special elements in SQL commands, the database executes this command, leading to potential substantial data loss.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, the primary recommendation is to apply the vendor patch, once available. If the patch is not yet available or cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These tools can potentially block SQL injection attempts or alert when such attempts are detected. However, these should only be seen as temporary solutions, and the vendor patch should be applied as soon as possible.