CVE-2025-7036: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The CleverReach® WP plugin for WordPress contains a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-7036) discovered in August 2025. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5.20, where the 'title' parameter is susceptible to SQL injection attacks due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied input and inadequate SQL query preparation (NVD CVE).

The vulnerability exists in the search functionality of the CleverReach® WP plugin, specifically in the article search controller. The issue stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands (CWE-89). The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating that it can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges or user interaction (NVD CVE).

When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries to existing ones, potentially leading to the extraction of sensitive information from the database. The high CVSS score reflects the significant potential for unauthorized data access (NVD CVE).