CVE-2025-10748 Overview
CVE-2025-10748 is a SQL Injection vulnerability in the RapidResult plugin for WordPress affecting all versions up to and including 1.2. The flaw resides in the handling of the s parameter, which is passed into a database query without sufficient escaping or statement preparation. Authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher can append additional SQL clauses to the existing query. Successful exploitation allows attackers to read sensitive data from the WordPress database, including user records and credentials. The issue is classified under CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command.
Critical Impact
Authenticated contributors can extract arbitrary data from the WordPress database, including password hashes and session tokens, enabling further account compromise.
Affected Products
- RapidResult plugin for WordPress — all versions through 1.2
- WordPress sites with contributor-level user registration enabled
- Any site running the vulnerable rapidresult.php code path
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-10-24 - CVE-2025-10748 published to NVD
- 2026-10-08 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-10748
Vulnerability Analysis
The RapidResult plugin accepts a search parameter named s from authenticated requests and concatenates its value directly into an SQL statement. The code path at rapidresult.php line 112 constructs the query without using the WordPress $wpdb->prepare() API or escaping the value through esc_sql(). This allows attacker-controlled input to break out of the intended string context and append additional SQL clauses.
Because the vulnerability requires authentication at the contributor role or higher, exploitation is limited to sites that permit user registration or where a low-privilege account is already compromised. Contributor is the lowest WordPress role that can author content, and it is commonly granted on multi-author blogs, membership sites, and educational platforms. The impact is scoped to confidentiality: an attacker can read tables but the vector does not provide direct write or availability impact per the CVSS vector.
Root Cause
The root cause is a missing input sanitization and parameterization step. The plugin reads the s request parameter and interpolates it into a raw SQL query string. WordPress provides the $wpdb->prepare() method with placeholder substitution for exactly this scenario, but the vulnerable code bypasses it. The patch introduced in changeset 3383652 adds proper preparation of the query.
Attack Vector
An authenticated attacker with contributor privileges sends a crafted HTTP request to the plugin endpoint containing a malicious s parameter. The payload uses standard SQL injection techniques such as UNION SELECT to append a query that returns rows from the wp_users table, including the user_login and user_pass columns. The injected results are returned either in the HTTP response or through time-based or error-based inference. See the WordPress Plugin Code Review for the exact vulnerable code path.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-10748
Indicators of Compromise
- Web server access logs containing requests to RapidResult plugin endpoints with SQL metacharacters such as UNION, SELECT, --, 0x, or /* in the s parameter
- Database error log entries referencing malformed SELECT statements originating from the plugin
- Unusual query durations or large response payloads tied to the plugin's search endpoint
- Contributor-role accounts issuing search requests outside normal content-authoring patterns
Detection Strategies
- Deploy Web Application Firewall rules that flag SQL injection payloads in the s query parameter for RapidResult endpoints
- Correlate authenticated session telemetry with database query anomalies to identify low-privilege accounts probing for injection
- Audit WordPress role assignments and recent contributor registrations for anomalies
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable MySQL general query or slow query logging for the WordPress database and alert on UNION or information_schema access
- Monitor the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables for unexpected read patterns from the web application user
- Alert on HTTP 500 responses from plugin endpoints, which often indicate failed injection attempts
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-10748
Immediate Actions Required
- Deactivate and remove the RapidResult plugin until a patched version is confirmed installed
- Audit all contributor-level and higher accounts, remove unused accounts, and reset passwords for retained users
- Review database access logs for signs of prior exploitation and rotate any secrets stored in the WordPress database
Patch Information
The maintainers addressed the vulnerability in changeset 3383652. Site administrators should update RapidResult to the version containing this fix. Refer to the Wordfence Vulnerability Report for additional remediation guidance.
Workarounds
- Restrict access to the vulnerable endpoint through a Web Application Firewall rule blocking SQL metacharacters in the s parameter
- Temporarily disable user registration and remove contributor-level accounts that are not strictly required
- Place the WordPress admin area behind IP allowlisting or additional authentication until the plugin is patched or removed
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