CVE-2025-22527 HIGH

CVE-2025-22527: WordPress Mailing Group Listserv Plugin <= 2.0.9 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Yamna Khawaja
Product Mailing Group Listserv
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published January 9, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Yamna Khawaja Mailing Group Listserv wp-mailing-group allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Mailing Group Listserv: from n/a through <= 2.0.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mailing Group Listserv versions 2.0.9 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated administrators. An attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious SQL commands through unfiltered input, potentially reading sensitive database records. The vulnerability also affects system availability. A patch version has not been publicly identified.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database and degrade system availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with malicious intent or compromised admin accounts can extract user data and disrupt service.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the Listserv application.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated