{"id":54466,"date":"2025-06-23T20:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:30:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-08T05:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:21:38","slug":"cve-2025-48274-critical-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-job-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48274-critical-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-job-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-48274: Critical Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability in WP Job Portal<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-48274 vulnerability is a severe security flaw that affects the WP Job Portal, a popular WordPress plugin used by many organizations for job management and recruitment purposes. The vulnerability is categorised as an SQL Injection vulnerability, specifically a blind SQL Injection, which allows an attacker to manipulate SQL queries within the application to access, modify or delete data. Given the high CVSS Severity Score of 9.3, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations, potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48274
\nSeverity: Critical (9.3 CVSS score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Complete system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

WP Job Portal | n\/a through 2.3.2<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WP Job Portal plugin is flawed in the way it handles SQL<\/a> queries, failing to properly neutralize special characters used in SQL commands. This allows an attacker to manipulate SQL<\/a> commands and execute arbitrary SQL queries on the underlying database. The vulnerability is a blind SQL Injection<\/a>, meaning that the application does not return the results of the SQL queries, making detection and exploitation more complex, but not less dangerous.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This example shows a malicious HTTP POST request that includes an SQL injection<\/a> payload:<\/p>\n

POST \/wpjobportal\/search HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsearch={ \"search_keyword\": \" ' OR '1'='1';-- \" }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the `search_keyword` parameter is injected with an SQL<\/a> payload ` ‘ OR ‘1’=’1′;– `. This payload modifies the SQL query such that it always returns true, potentially allowing<\/a> the attacker to retrieve all records from the targeted database table.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
The best way to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor’s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, a web application firewall (WAF) or an intrusion detection system (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation methods. These systems can detect and block SQL Injection<\/a> attacks by monitoring SQL queries and blocking those that appear suspicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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