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CVE-2025-47682: SQL Injection Vulnerability in WooCommerce’s SMS Alert Order Notifications Plugin

Overview

A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-47682, has been discovered in the WooCommerce plugin, SMS Alert Order Notifications, developed by Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The vulnerability is due to the improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, commonly referred to as an SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability. For online businesses, this is a significant security concern as it affects the WooCommerce platform, which powers over 28% of all online stores. Given its widespread use, this vulnerability could potentially impact millions of users worldwide, leading to system compromise or data leakage if left unpatched.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-47682
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.3)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage

Affected Products

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Product | Affected Versions

SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce | up to and including 3.8.2

How the Exploit Works

The SQL Injection vulnerability occurs when the application fails to correctly sanitize user-supplied input before incorporating it into an SQL query. An attacker can manipulate the input in a way that alters the SQL query’s structure, thereby gaining unauthorized access or extracting sensitive information from the database. Given the nature of this vulnerability, an attacker does not need any special privileges and can exploit it remotely over the network.

Conceptual Example Code

Below is a conceptual example of how the SQL Injection vulnerability might be exploited:

POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "order_id": "12345; DROP TABLE users; --" }

In this example, the “order_id” parameter is manipulated to include an SQL command (`DROP TABLE users; –`). If the input is not properly sanitized, this command will be executed when the SQL query is run, potentially leading to catastrophic data loss.

Mitigation Guidance

Users are strongly recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor immediately. If for some reason the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation by blocking or alerting on attempts to exploit this vulnerability. However, these are only temporary measures and applying the vendor patch should always be the priority.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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