CVE-2025-28873 HIGH

CVE-2025-28873: WordPress Shuffle plugin <= 0.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Scott Taylor
Product Shuffle
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published March 26, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Scott Taylor Shuffle shuffle allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Shuffle: from n/a through <= 0.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Shuffle versions 0.5 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated users. An attacker with low-level account access can craft malicious input to extract or modify database records. The vulnerability affects confidentiality severely and availability partially, with impact potentially extending beyond the vulnerable component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify database records via SQL injection if they have a user account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized database access and data modification by any authenticated user, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 26, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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