CVE-2025-28972 HIGH

CVE-2025-28972: WordPress WP Employee Attendance System plugin <= 3.5 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Suhas Surse
Product WP Employee Attendance System
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published June 17, 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 Suhas Surse WP Employee Attendance System wp-employee-attendance-system allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Employee Attendance System: from n/a through <= 3.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Employee Attendance System versions 3.5 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability in a high-privilege function. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to read sensitive database records or modify data. The vulnerability requires admin access and does not affect data integrity directly, but can expose confidential information across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive database records or modify data via SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromised or misused could expose your entire database or alter critical site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated