CVE-2025-47643 Overview
CVE-2025-47643 is a SQL injection vulnerability in the ELEXtensions ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce plugin. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command [CWE-89]. It affects all versions of the plugin from initial release through 3.1.2. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can inject crafted SQL statements through vulnerable plugin parameters. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to read sensitive database contents and impact availability of the WordPress site.
Critical Impact
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries against the WordPress database, exposing confidential data such as customer records, order history, and credentials stored in the WooCommerce database.
Affected Products
- ELEXtensions ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce plugin
- All versions from initial release through 3.1.2
- WordPress sites running WooCommerce with this plugin installed
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-05-07 - CVE-2025-47643 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-47643
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability resides in the ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. The plugin generates product feeds by querying WooCommerce data, and one or more code paths concatenate user-controlled input into SQL statements without proper sanitization or parameterization. An authenticated user with high privileges can supply crafted input that breaks out of the intended query context. The injected SQL executes with the privileges of the WordPress database user, which typically has full read and write access to the WordPress database. The CWE classification [CWE-89] confirms the root issue is improper neutralization of special characters in SQL queries. Because the scope is changed during exploitation, the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.
Root Cause
The plugin fails to use prepared statements or properly escape user input before passing values to the WordPress $wpdb query interface. WordPress provides $wpdb->prepare() for safe parameterized queries, but the affected plugin code paths up to version 3.1.2 concatenate request data directly into query strings. This pattern allows attacker-controlled metacharacters to alter query structure.
Attack Vector
Exploitation requires network access to the WordPress admin interface and a valid authenticated session with elevated privileges. The attacker submits a request to a plugin endpoint, embedding SQL syntax inside a parameter that reaches the vulnerable query. The injected payload can perform UNION-based extraction, boolean-blind extraction, or time-based blind techniques to retrieve arbitrary data. Refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for technical details on the affected request parameters.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-47643
Indicators of Compromise
- Web server access logs containing SQL metacharacters such as UNION SELECT, SLEEP(, --, or 0x sequences in requests to ELEX Product Feed endpoints
- Unusual outbound queries from the WordPress database user or unexpected information_schema reads
- WordPress audit logs showing high-privilege accounts accessing product feed administration pages outside normal patterns
Detection Strategies
- Inspect HTTP request bodies and query strings sent to plugin admin handlers for SQL syntax tokens
- Enable MySQL general query log temporarily to identify query patterns referencing tampered identifiers or stacked syntax
- Deploy a web application firewall rule set targeting SQL injection signatures for WordPress admin-ajax and admin-post endpoints used by the plugin
Monitoring Recommendations
- Alert on administrative account logins followed by requests to ELEX Product Feed URLs within short time windows
- Monitor for spikes in database query duration that may indicate time-based blind SQL injection
- Track creation or modification of WordPress users, options, and wp_usermeta rows by high-privilege accounts
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-47643
Immediate Actions Required
- Identify all WordPress installations running ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce version 3.1.2 or earlier
- Restrict access to the WordPress admin interface using IP allowlisting or VPN until the plugin is patched
- Audit high-privilege WordPress accounts and rotate credentials for any account that could have been abused
- Review database contents for evidence of unauthorized reads or modifications
Patch Information
At the time of publication, the vulnerability affects ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce through version 3.1.2. Site operators should upgrade to a fixed release published by ELEXtensions. Consult the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for current fixed version information.
Workarounds
- Deactivate and remove the ELEX Product Feed for WooCommerce plugin until a patched version is installed
- Apply a virtual patch through a web application firewall blocking SQL syntax in requests to plugin endpoints
- Limit the WordPress database user privileges to the minimum required, removing FILE and SUPER privileges where possible
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