CVE-2025-68060: WPMart Team Member SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-68060 Overview

CVE-2025-68060 is a Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in the WPMart Team Member WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 8.5. The plugin fails to properly neutralize special elements in SQL commands, allowing authenticated attackers with high privileges to inject malicious SQL syntax into backend queries.

The vulnerability is classified under [CWE-89] and carries a network-based attack vector with a scope-changed impact. Successful exploitation can expose sensitive database contents and impact the availability of the WordPress site.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can extract sensitive data from the WordPress database through blind SQL injection, including user credentials, session tokens, and configuration secrets.

Affected Products

WPMart Team Member plugin versions through 8.5
WordPress installations using the Team Showcase Supreme distribution
Any site running the affected plugin without the vendor patch applied

Discovery Timeline

2026-05-07 - CVE-2025-68060 published to NVD
2026-05-07 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-68060

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of user-supplied input passed into SQL queries within the WPMart Team Member plugin. Attacker-controlled parameters reach database query construction without parameterization or sanitization. The plugin concatenates these inputs directly into SQL statements, breaking query structure boundaries.

Because the issue manifests as Blind SQL Injection, query results are not directly returned in HTTP responses. Attackers infer database contents through boolean conditions or time-based delays. This style of exploitation supports automated extraction tools like sqlmap.

The attack requires high privileges, meaning the attacker must already hold an authenticated WordPress account with elevated capabilities. The scope is changed, indicating that exploitation can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component itself. Confidentiality impact is high while availability impact is low.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of prepared statements or proper input escaping when constructing SQL queries. WordPress provides the $wpdb->prepare() API for safe query construction, which the affected code paths bypass. Special characters such as single quotes, comments, and UNION clauses pass through into the database engine.

Attack Vector

An authenticated user with sufficient privileges submits crafted input through plugin-controlled fields or AJAX endpoints. The malicious payload alters the intended SQL query, allowing extraction of arbitrary database rows. The vulnerability mechanism and affected entry points are documented in the Patchstack SQL Injection Analysis.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-68060

Indicators of Compromise

Unusual SQL syntax patterns in WordPress access logs, including SLEEP(), BENCHMARK(), UNION SELECT, or encoded quote characters in query parameters
Repeated requests to the Team Member plugin endpoints with progressively varying parameter values, consistent with automated blind SQLi extraction
Sudden spikes in database query latency correlating with requests from authenticated user sessions

Detection Strategies

Inspect WordPress request logs for plugin endpoints containing SQL metacharacters in user-controlled parameters
Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) ruleset that flags blind SQL injection signatures targeting WordPress plugin paths
Correlate WordPress audit logs with database slow query logs to identify time-based injection attempts

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable verbose logging on wp-admin and AJAX endpoints exposed by the Team Member plugin
Monitor authenticated session activity for accounts performing repeated POST requests to plugin handlers
Track outbound database query volume per user session to detect bulk extraction patterns

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-68060

Immediate Actions Required

Audit installed WordPress plugins and identify any instance of WPMart Team Member at version 8.5 or earlier
Restrict access to high-privilege WordPress accounts and rotate credentials for any account capable of triggering the vulnerable code paths
Place the affected site behind a WAF with SQL injection rules enabled until a vendor patch is verified

Patch Information

At the time of publication, the vendor advisory tracked by Patchstack lists the issue as affecting versions through 8.5. Administrators should consult the Patchstack SQL Injection Analysis for current patch availability and update the plugin to a fixed release once published.

Workarounds

Disable or remove the WPMart Team Member plugin until a patched version is installed
Limit administrative and editor-level accounts to trusted personnel and enforce multi-factor authentication
Apply virtual patching through a WAF to block SQL injection payloads against plugin URLs

bash

# Configuration example: temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin via WP-CLI
wp plugin deactivate team-showcase-supreme
wp plugin status team-showcase-supreme