CVE-2025-39479CWE-89

WordPress Smart Notification Plugin <= 10.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Critical · published June 17, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 An easy blind SQL injection lets attackers dig deep into your database without ever being seen! Think of it like a secretive inspector who can peek behind the scenes of a theater, discovering all the hidden props and scripts, but you can’t see them doing it. This vulnerability allows them to extract data quietly and unnoticed, just like that inspector rummaging through your backstage secrets. If exploited, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, manipulate database content, or even execute commands that could take down your entire system! The potential for chaos is absolutely devastating, especially since it affects versions up to 10.3, leaving countless systems vulnerable.

Put simply

Think of it like a secretive inspector who can peek behind the scenes of a theater, discovering all the hidden props and scripts, but you can’t see them doing it. This vulnerability allows them to extract data quietly and unnoticed, just like that inspector rummaging through your backstage secrets. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform blind SQL injection attacks on the Smart Notification system, due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. It means that a crafty attacker can send crafted requests that retrieve or modify data without proper authentication.

What to do

If exploited, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, manipulate database content, or even execute commands that could take down your entire system! The potential for chaos is absolutely devastating, especially since it affects versions up to 10.3, leaving countless systems vulnerable. To protect yourself, upgrade to the latest version of Smart Notification immediately. Review your code for proper input validation and strengthen your database security practices to prevent similar attacks in the future. You've got this! With these steps, you’ll have your defenses up and running in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00398 · 32.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2025-06-17T15:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 JUN 15:01Z
    WordPress Smart Notification Plugin <= 10.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability
    cvelistv5