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CVE-2025-48089:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-48089) was discovered in Rainbow-Themes Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy affecting versions prior to 3.1.0. The vulnerability was reported on October 13, 2025, by security researcher 0xd4rk5id3 (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 9.8 CRITICAL (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The issue has been assigned CWE-89 and requires no authentication to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to directly interact with the database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of database contents, and complete compromise of the affected WordPress installation (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to HiStudy Theme version 3.1.0 or later immediately to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule to block potential attacks until the update can be applied (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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