{"id":85993,"date":"2025-12-08T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:01:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-28972-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-employee-attendance-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28972-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-employee-attendance-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28972: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in WP Employee Attendance System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report covers the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-28972, an SQL Injection vulnerability, present in the WP Employee Attendance System. This vulnerability affects all versions of the system up to 3.5 and could lead to system compromise or data leakage. As such, it is of high importance to organizations utilizing this system for their employee management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28972<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 7.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or leakage of sensitive data<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-309340102\" 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>WP Employee Attendance System | Up to 3.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploiter could use a specifically crafted SQL command, which if inputted into the system, could manipulate the database to perform operations not intended by the developer. This could lead to unauthorized access, alteration, or deletion of data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4249463891\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using a HTTP request that includes a malicious SQL command:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/employee\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; -- &amp; password=password<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the SQL command `&#8217;1&#8217;=&#8217;1&#8217;` will always be true, and combined with the SQL comment operator `&#8211;`, could potentially bypass an authentication check, enabling unauthorized access to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The immediate mitigation for this vulnerability would be to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch for the system. If this is not possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Further, it is recommended to adopt a secure coding practice to prevent such vulnerabilities in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report covers the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-28972, an SQL Injection vulnerability, present in the WP Employee Attendance System. This vulnerability affects all versions of the system up to 3.5 and could lead to system compromise or data leakage. As such, it is of high importance to organizations utilizing this system for their employee management. 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