CVE-2025-4396
HIGHCVSS v3
7.5
HIGH
EPSS Score
22.0%
exploit probability
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
—
SSVC status
Description
The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the cats and tags query parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.4 (Free) and <= 2.27.5 (Premium) due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries to already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information fr
Technical Details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- 3.1
- Published
- 5/13/2025
- Last Modified
- 4/15/2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-4396?
The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the cats and tags query parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.4 (Free) and <= 2.27.5 (Premium) due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries to already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information fr
Is CVE-2025-4396 actively exploited?
Active exploitation of CVE-2025-4396 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 22.0%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-4396?
CVE-2025-4396 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string 3.1.
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