{"id":86339,"date":"2026-01-21T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-4396-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-relevanssi-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4396-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-relevanssi-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-4396: Time-based SQL Injection Vulnerability in Relevanssi WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The CVE-2025-4396 vulnerability impacts the Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress, exposing users to a potential SQL injection attack. This vulnerability is due to inadequate escaping of user-supplied parameters and insufficient preparation of SQL queries. As a result, unauthenticated attackers may exploit this flaw to append additional SQL queries, thereby extracting sensitive information from the database. It is critical to address this vulnerability to prevent potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

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

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4396
\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage due to unauthorized extraction of sensitive information from database<\/p>\n

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

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