Overview
The CVE-2025-10726 is a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that affects the WPRecovery plugin for WordPress, which is widely used across many websites for data recovery. The flaw opens the door for unauthenticated attackers to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities present in the system. This vulnerability not only exposes sensitive information, but also allows attackers to manipulate server files, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. It is crucial for organizations and individuals using this plugin to understand the risk posed by this vulnerability and take immediate mitigation measures.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-10726
Severity: Critical (9.1 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise, potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
WPRecovery Plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 2.0
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied ‘data[id]’ parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query in the WPRecovery plugin for WordPress. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries. As the result of this SQL injection is passed directly to PHP’s unlink() function, attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server by injecting file paths through the SQL query.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a sample HTTP request:
POST /wp_recovery/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "data[id]": "1; DROP TABLE users; --" }In this example, the attacker is using a classic SQL injection attack to drop the “users” table from the database.
Mitigation
To remediate this vulnerability, users of the affected versions of the WPRecovery Plugin for WordPress should apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. As a temporary mitigation, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block suspicious activities.
