Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the WordPress Email Subscription Popup plugin, reportedly through version 1.2.23. It could let a highly privileged user trigger blind SQL injection, risking sensitive database exposure. The public bundle does not identify a fixed version or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for WordPress sites handling customer, subscriber, or business-sensitive data. The privilege requirement lowers immediate mass-exploitation risk, but successful abuse could expose database contents.
Technical view
CVE-2025-24587 is a CWE-89 blind SQL injection in Nks Email Subscription Popup, package email-subscribe. CVSS 3.1 is 7.6, with network access, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Email Subscription Popup at version 1.2.23 or earlier, where an attacker already has high-privileged access. Public internet exposure matters, but privileges are the key limiting factor.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, exploit code, vulnerable parameters, or weaponized details. Treat this as a serious authenticated database exposure risk, not as confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and the Patchstack reference. The bundle does not provide the vulnerable endpoint, parameter, proof of concept, fixed version, or vendor advisory detail. The affected version data also appears sparse, so verify against current vendor records.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Email Subscription Popup plugin usage and version.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or mitigation.
- Update, disable, or remove the plugin if no safe fixed version is available.
- Restrict and audit high-privileged WordPress accounts.
- Review database and application monitoring around affected sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and at version 1.2.23 or earlier.
- Review privileged WordPress user accounts and recent administrative activity.
- Check logs for unusual database errors, delays, or suspicious plugin requests.
- Track the CVE and Patchstack entry for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L2.34.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.6HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/email-subscribe/vulnerability/wordpress-email-subscription-popup-plugin-1-2-23-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.