CVE-2025-32685
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 Aristo Rinjuang WP Inquiries wp-inquiries allows SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Inquiries: from n/a through <= 0.2.1.
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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the WP Inquiries plugin allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through unsanitized input parameters in the plugin's inquiry submission functionality.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Verify WP Inquiries plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Inquiries' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wp-inquiries' or similar. Retrieve the installed version number from the plugin headers in the main plugin file.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is lower than the patched release (compare against vendor advisories).
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Confirm inquiry submission functionality is accessibleIdentify the public-facing endpoint for submitting inquiries (commonly /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with a 'wp_inquiries_submit' action, or a front-end form shortcode). Visit or probe this endpoint to verify it is active and processing requests.Affected if The submission endpoint is active and accepts user input without requiring authentication or proper sanitization routines.
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Inspect plugin source code for unsanitized SQL queriesLocate the PHP file handling inquiry submissions (typically in the plugin's main file or a 'includes/submit-inquiry.php' file). Search for direct database queries using $wpdb->prepare, $wpdb->query, or WP_db methods. Look for any query construction that interpolates user input (from $_POST, $_GET, or $_REQUEST) directly into SQL strings without using prepared statements.Affected if User-supplied parameters are concatenated or interpolated into SQL queries without parameterized binding.
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Review WordPress activity logs for anomalous SQL patternsCheck WordPress debug logs (wp-content/debug.log if debugging is enabled) or any security plugin logs for unusual SQL syntax or error messages originating from the WP Inquiries plugin. Also review server access logs for repeated POST requests to inquiry submission endpoints containing suspicious characters like quotes, UNION, or SQL comments.Affected if Logs show SQL syntax errors or injection payloads being processed by the plugin's database interactions.
A user is affected if the WP Inquiries plugin is installed with an unpatched version and the inquiry submission feature is accessible, with direct SQL query handling of user input present in the plugin code.
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 dataUpdate WP Inquiries to the latest patched version; if unavailable, audit and refactor the codebase to use prepared statements or parameterized queries for all database interactions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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