{"id":82181,"date":"2025-10-08T18:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-02T15:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:07:58","slug":"cve-2025-9697-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ajax-woosearch-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9697-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ajax-woosearch-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9697: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in Ajax WooSearch WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The danger of SQL injection vulnerabilities is no secret in the cybersecurity realm; it has been a persistent threat for years. The Ajax WooSearch WordPress plugin, up to version 1.0.0, is the latest to fall victim to this type of security flaw. As a popular component for e-commerce websites, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9358-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-range-extenders\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89368\">vulnerability in this plugin can potentially affect a wide range<\/a> of businesses, jeopardising the security of their databases and the private information of their users.<br \/>\nThe severity of the issue is compounded by the fact that it can be exploited by unauthenticated users, making it a prime target for attackers looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10534-critical-firefox-and-thunderbird-vulnerability-leading-to-possible-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89416\">compromise systems or leak sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9697<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10533-critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89383\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-519064240\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ajax WooSearch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8565-unauthorized-access-and-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-wp-legal-pages-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90312\">WordPress Plugin<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52085-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-yoosee-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89363\">Ajax WooSearch WordPress<\/a> plugin&#8217;s failure to properly sanitise and escape a specific parameter before using it in a SQL statement. This parameter is passed via an AJAX action available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3498-unauthenticated-user-access-and-modification-of-radiflow-isap-smart-collector-configuration\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92249\">unauthenticated users<\/a>.<br \/>\nAn attacker can manipulate this parameter to craft a malicious SQL query, which is then executed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9556-server-side-template-injection-vulnerability-in-langchaingo\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89718\">server side<\/a>. This can lead to a variety of undesirable outcomes, from unauthorised data access, alteration or deletion of the database, to complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-12367-system-compromise-via-sensitive-information-exposure-in-vega-master-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89874\">system compromise<\/a> in certain scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3471543158\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a hypothetical HTTP POST request, where the &#8220;malicious_payload&#8221; is a crafted SQL statement:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;action&quot;: &quot;woosearch&quot;, &quot;s&quot;: &quot;&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the &#8220;s&#8221; parameter is normally used to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/pseudopod\"   title=\"search\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90962\">search<\/a> for products. However, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57761-unpatched-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89748\">injecting a malicious SQL<\/a> statement, an attacker could potentially delete the entire &#8220;users&#8221; table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of action to protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57119-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-online-library-management-system-v-3-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89642\">systems from this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as possible. If for any reason immediate patching isn&#8217;t feasible, consider implementing a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. 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