CVE-2025-58628: Miraculous Plugin SQL Injection Flaw

CVE-2025-58628 Overview

CVE-2025-58628 is a Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in the kamleshyadav Miraculous WordPress theme. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command [CWE-89]. It affects all versions of Miraculous up to and including 2.0.9. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction. A successful attack changes the security scope, allowing an attacker to extract database contents through inference-based queries against the WordPress backend.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can issue blind SQL injection payloads against vulnerable Miraculous theme endpoints to enumerate database records, including WordPress user data and credentials.

Affected Products

kamleshyadav Miraculous WordPress theme — all versions up to and including 2.0.9
WordPress sites deploying the Miraculous theme without the security patch
Hosting environments running unpatched Miraculous installations

Discovery Timeline

2025-09-05 - CVE CVE-2025-58628 published to NVD
2026-04-23 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-58628

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in the Miraculous theme's handling of user-supplied input passed to SQL queries. The theme fails to sanitize or parameterize input before concatenating it into SQL statements executed against the WordPress database. Because the injection is blind, query results are not returned in the HTTP response. Attackers infer data character-by-character by observing application behavior, response timing, or boolean conditions in returned pages.

The attack requires no authentication and no user interaction. The scope change indicates that exploitation can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component, such as other tables in the shared WordPress database. Sites running multi-tenant or multi-site WordPress configurations face broader exposure.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing input neutralization on parameters reaching SQL query construction. The theme does not use the WordPress $wpdb->prepare() API or equivalent parameterized statements. Special characters such as single quotes, comments, and SQL operators flow directly into query strings.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends crafted HTTP requests to vulnerable Miraculous theme endpoints. Payloads embed conditional SQL constructs such as AND SLEEP(5) or boolean comparisons to infer database content. Repeated requests allow extraction of user names, hashed passwords stored in wp_users, session tokens, and any data accessible to the WordPress database user.

No verified public proof-of-concept is currently published. Technical details are referenced in the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Advisory.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-58628

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to Miraculous theme endpoints containing SQL keywords such as UNION, SELECT, SLEEP, BENCHMARK, or encoded variants
Unusual spikes in response times consistent with time-based blind SQL injection probing
Repeated requests with incrementally changing parameter values targeting the same endpoint
Web server logs showing 500 errors or anomalous responses correlated with database errors

Detection Strategies

Inspect WordPress access logs for query strings containing SQL metacharacters directed at Miraculous theme files under /wp-content/themes/miraculous/
Enable database query logging and review for malformed or unexpected SQL statements originating from the theme
Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection signatures tuned for WordPress traffic

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward WordPress, PHP, and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for correlation
Alert on outbound connections from the web server to unexpected destinations, which may indicate data exfiltration
Monitor for new or modified administrator accounts in wp_users outside change windows

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-58628

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress installations running the Miraculous theme and inventory versions
Take vulnerable sites offline or place them behind a WAF until a patched release is applied
Rotate WordPress administrator credentials and database user passwords on potentially exposed sites
Audit wp_users and wp_usermeta tables for unauthorized accounts or role changes

Patch Information

The advisory indicates the vulnerability affects Miraculous through version 2.0.9. Site owners should consult the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Advisory for the latest patched release information and apply the fixed version when available.

Workarounds

Replace the Miraculous theme with a maintained alternative if no patch is available
Deploy WAF rules blocking SQL injection patterns targeting /wp-content/themes/miraculous/ paths
Restrict database user privileges so the WordPress account cannot read sensitive tables outside its scope
Enable WordPress security plugins that virtualize patches and block known exploit payloads

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# Example WAF rule (ModSecurity) blocking SQLi patterns to Miraculous theme
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/themes/miraculous/" \
    "chain,phase:2,deny,status:403,id:1058628,msg:'CVE-2025-58628 SQLi attempt'"
SecRule ARGS "@rx (?i)(union\s+select|sleep\s*\(|benchmark\s*\(|'\s*or\s*1=1)"