CVE-2025-69045: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-69045 is a SQL Injection vulnerability in the FooEvents for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting all versions through 1.20.4. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89), allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. It was disclosed on January 22, 2026, by Patchstack and assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5 (High) by CISA-ADP (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input before it is incorporated into SQL queries within the FooEvents for WooCommerce plugin. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can send crafted network requests to exploit this flaw without requiring user interaction. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, and the scope is changed, meaning the impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component itself (Patchstack).

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker to extract sensitive data from the WordPress database, including user credentials, personal information, order data, and event records managed by the plugin. The vulnerability has a high confidentiality impact and low availability impact, with no integrity impact noted. Because the scope is marked as changed, the attacker may be able to access data beyond the plugin's own database tables, potentially affecting the broader WordPress installation and its users (Patchstack).

As of the time of disclosure, there is no public proof-of-concept exploit and no evidence of active in-the-wild exploitation. The EPSS score is approximately 0.021%, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability requires low-level authentication, which slightly raises the barrier for opportunistic attackers, but the low attack complexity and no user interaction requirement keep the risk elevated. There is no current CISA KEV catalog listing for this CVE.

1. Reconnaissance: Identify WordPress sites running the FooEvents for WooCommerce plugin version 1.20.4 or earlier using tools like WPScan or Shodan, searching for plugin-specific indicators in page source or HTTP headers.
2. Obtain low-privilege credentials: Register or obtain a low-privileged account on the target WordPress site (e.g., a subscriber or customer account), as the vulnerability requires authentication.
3. Identify vulnerable parameter: Interact with plugin-specific endpoints or forms (e.g., event management or ticket lookup features) and intercept requests using a proxy tool such as Burp Suite to identify parameters passed to SQL queries.
4. Inject SQL payload: Insert SQL injection payloads (e.g., ' OR 1=1--, UNION-based, or time-based blind payloads) into the identified vulnerable parameter to manipulate the underlying SQL query.
5. Extract sensitive data: Use automated tools such as sqlmap targeting the identified endpoint and parameter to enumerate database tables and extract sensitive records, including WordPress user hashes, WooCommerce order data, and event attendee information (Patchstack).

• Network: Unusual or repeated HTTP requests to FooEvents plugin endpoints containing SQL metacharacters (e.g., single quotes, UNION, SELECT, --) in query parameters or POST body fields.
• Logs: WordPress or web server access logs showing requests with encoded SQL syntax (e.g., %27, %20UNION%20SELECT) targeting plugin-specific URLs; anomalous spikes in database query errors in PHP/MySQL error logs.
• Database: Unexpected or large-volume SELECT queries against WordPress core tables (e.g., wp_users, wp_usermeta) originating from plugin-related database calls; evidence of time-based blind injection via delayed query responses in slow query logs.

Users should upgrade the FooEvents for WooCommerce plugin beyond version 1.20.4 to a patched release as soon as one becomes available from the vendor. In the interim, site administrators should restrict access to the WordPress site to trusted users only and implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts targeting the plugin. Regularly reviewing database access logs for suspicious queries and monitoring the FooEvents plugin repository and Patchstack advisories for patch releases is strongly recommended (Patchstack).