{"id":86465,"date":"2026-02-14T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:21:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-4840-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4840-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4840: SQL Injection Vulnerability in inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-4840 is a critical vulnerability discovered in the inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post WordPress plugin. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. This vulnerability is of high concern to WordPress site owners, especially those using the affected plugin, due to its high potential for misuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4840<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1528337332\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post WordPress Plugin | up to and including 1.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the affected plugin&#8217;s failure to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in an SQL statement. This occurs via an AJAX action that is available to unauthenticated users. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious SQL code into the parameter, which can lead to unauthorized viewing, modification, or deletion of data in the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3312776039\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability through a malicious HTTP POST request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=inprosysmedia_likes_dislikes HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\npayload=...&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a malicious SQL statement (`DROP TABLE users; &#8211;`) as part of the payload, which if executed, would delete the &#8216;users&#8217; table from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, affected users should apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. As a temporary solution, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help detect and prevent SQL injection attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-4840 is a critical vulnerability discovered in the inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post WordPress plugin. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. This vulnerability is of high concern to WordPress site owners, especially those using the affected plugin, due to its high potential for misuse. 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