Overview
The CVE-2025-47538 vulnerability refers to an improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, more commonly known as SQL Injection, found in wpdever Cart tracking for WooCommerce. This vulnerability has the potential to compromise systems and lead to data leakage, posing significant risk to businesses and individuals using WooCommerce, a popular eCommerce platform.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-47538
Severity: High (7.6 CVSS score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
wpdever Cart Tracking for WooCommerce | n/a to 1.0.17
How the Exploit Works
The exploit works by injecting malicious SQL commands into vulnerable points of the WooCommerce application. The attacker can manipulate the SQL commands used by the application to interact with its database. This can result in unauthorized viewing of data, data manipulation, and in worst-case scenarios, command execution on the host operating system.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. In this example, an attacker sends a POST request with a malicious SQL command embedded in the payload.
POST /cart_tracking/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "cart_id": "1; DROP TABLE users;" }In this example, the malicious SQL command `DROP TABLE users;` is injected via the `cart_id` parameter. If the application does not properly sanitize this input, it could lead to the deletion of the `users` table from the database.
Mitigation Guidance
Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability. In the meantime, using Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation strategy.
