CVE-2025-28959: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-28959) was discovered in the WordPress URL Shortener plugin developed by Md Yeasin Ul Haider. The vulnerability affects versions up to 3.0.7 and was disclosed on July 11, 2025. This security flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks against affected WordPress installations (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L. The high severity score indicates that the vulnerability is easily exploitable, requires no privileges, and can be executed without user interaction (NVD).

The SQL injection vulnerability could allow malicious actors to directly interact with the website's database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information, data theft, and database manipulation. The critical CVSS score of 9.3 indicates severe potential consequences if exploited (Patchstack).

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the virtual patch immediately or consider removing the plugin until a security update is released (Patchstack).