{"id":86277,"date":"2026-01-13T15:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:41:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-4204-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ultimate-auction-pro-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4204-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ultimate-auction-pro-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4204: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Ultimate Auction Pro WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-4204 vulnerability pertains to the Ultimate Auction Pro plugin for WordPress, where an SQL Injection vulnerability has been identified. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5.2 of the plugin. It poses a significant threat to WordPress sites that use this plugin because it could lead to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4204<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Possible system compromise and sensitive data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1888776466\" 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>Ultimate Auction Pro WordPress Plugin | Up to and including 1.5.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the &#8216;auction_id&#8217; parameter in the Ultimate Auction Pro plugin, which lacks sufficient escaping and preparation on the SQL query. An attacker could inject malicious SQL statements into the already existing queries, allowing them to manipulate the database and extract sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2709883759\" 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 this vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-auction\/auction.php?auction_id=1 OR 1=1 UNION SELECT username, password FROM wp_users HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the exploit would return all usernames and passwords from the `wp_users` table. The &#8220;1 OR 1=1&#8221; part of the query always evaluates to true, effectively bypassing any checks on the &#8216;auction_id&#8217; parameter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation to detect and block malicious SQL queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-4204 vulnerability pertains to the Ultimate Auction Pro plugin for WordPress, where an SQL Injection vulnerability has been identified. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5.2 of the plugin. 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