CVE-2025-22537
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Google Maps Travel Route WordPress plugin contains an SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-22537) discovered in versions up to and including 1.3.1. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 7, 2025, affecting the traveller11 Google Maps Travel Route plugin (Wordfence Intel, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5 (High). The technical assessment shows the vulnerability stems from insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters and lack of proper preparation in existing SQL queries (Wordfence Intel).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to append additional SQL queries to existing ones, potentially enabling the extraction of sensitive information from the database (Wordfence Intel).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official patch available for this vulnerability. Security experts recommend uninstalling the affected plugin and finding a replacement. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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