Attention Bar <= 0.7.2.1 - Admin+ SQLi
Priority MEDIUM 63Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The attention-bar WordPress plugin through 0.7.2.1 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing high privilege users such as administrator to perform SQL injection attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | attention-bar | up to 0.7.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- attention-bar VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.7.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc8r-xr87-rgp7
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-12502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xc8r-xr87-rgp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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