CVE-2025-31089
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood Order Splitter for WooCommerce woo-order-splitter allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Order Splitter for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 5.3.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Order Splitter for WooCommerce plugin (versions <= 5.3.0) where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries. An attacker could exploit this to inject malicious SQL commands, potentially accessing, modifying, or deleting database contents including customer order data.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Order Splitter for WooCommerce is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Order Splitter for WooCommerce' in the listAffected if The plugin is not found in the installed plugins list, then this CVE does not apply
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin to view its details, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/order-splitter-for-woocommerce/order-splitter-for-woocommerce.php for the 'Version' fieldAffected if The version number displayed is 5.3.0 or lower (for example: 5.3.0, 5.2.9, 5.2.0, etc.)
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Verify WooCommerce is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, confirm that WooCommerce is installed and activatedAffected if WooCommerce is not active, the plugin functionality including the vulnerable code path is not accessible
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Inspect SQL query patterns in plugin filesExamine PHP files in /wp-content/plugins/order-splitter-for-woocommerce/ for direct SQL queries using $wpdb->prepare or unsanitized variable interpolation into SQL statements, particularly in files handling order splitting functionalityAffected if Raw SQL queries are found without proper sanitization using $wpdb->prepare or equivalent escaping functions, combined with user-supplied input being passed directly
The environment is affected if the Order Splitter for WooCommerce plugin is installed with version 5.3.0 or lower and WooCommerce is active, allowing the SQL injection vulnerability to be exploited.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to version 5.3.1 or later which contains the security patch. If patching is not immediately possible, disable the plugin until an update is available.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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