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Pods - SQL Injection (CVE-2025-1446)

CVE-2025-1446

Vulnerability CVE-2025-1446 PLUGIN pods CRITICAL

The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.2.8.2 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks

CVE-2025-1446

CRITICAL CVSS 9.8 Published 2025-03-23 Updated 2025-04-02
AI Risk Critical (90/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P1 Immediate
Severity Band CRITICAL
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 1
AI Risk Engine Critical (90/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2025-03-23 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2025-04-02 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-04-09 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 153 days ago

AI enriched 153 days ago (2026-04-09 07:34 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Pods WordPress plugin before 3.2.8.2 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks

Potential Impact

Severity is CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on severity and technical exposure profile.

Primary risk drivers: severity and technical exposure profile

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Pods PLUGIN · pods Affected: < 3.2.8.2 Fixed in: 3.2.8.2

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What to do about this

Patch immediately Serious, and reachable without meaningful privilege.

Fix it

Update Pods to 3.2.8.2 or later.

That is the complete fix. Everything below is what protects you in the meantime.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Pods. Versions below 3.2.8.2 are vulnerable; that release and later are not.

How do I fix it?

Update Pods to version 3.2.8.2 or later. That is the complete fix. Until you can update, Request / payload inspection (WAF) in Hack Halt ProSecure contains this class of attack at the request layer.

What can an attacker actually do?

This is a SQL Injection flaw. An attacker who exploits it can read, alter or delete anything in the site database, including user accounts and password hashes.

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