CVE-2025-22652 HIGH

CVE-2025-22652: WordPress Payment Forms for Paystack plugin <= 4.0.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Kendysond
Product Payment Forms for Paystack
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published March 27, 2025
Last update April 28, 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 kendysond Payment Forms for Paystack payment-forms-for-paystack allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Payment Forms for Paystack: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Payment Forms for Paystack versions up to 4.0.1 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in database queries. An attacker with high-level privileges can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the site's database and potentially disrupt service. The vulnerability requires administrative or elevated account access to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database and cause service disruption.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with admin/elevated access can extract database contents and cause downtime; update the plugin immediately.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative or privileged account access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated