CVE-2025-52829
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 DirectIQ DirectIQ Email Marketing directiq-wp allows SQL Injection.This issue affects DirectIQ Email Marketing: from n/a through <= 2.0.
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 confidenceSQL Injection vulnerability in DirectIQ Email Marketing WordPress plugin (directiq-wp) allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands via unsanitized user input in affected parameters. The critical CVSS 9.3 score indicates likely unauthenticated remote exploitation with complete compromise of database contents possible.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 DirectIQ Email Marketing plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'DirectIQ Email Marketing' or 'directiq-wp' in the plugin listAffected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn the plugins list, click on the plugin to view details, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/directiq-wp/directiq-wp.php for 'Version:' fieldAffected if Version is 2.0 or lower (or version field is missing/unreadable indicating outdated installation)
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Identify vulnerable endpoint exposureCheck if the plugin exposes any public-facing forms or AJAX endpoints (look for wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=directiq_ or similar public URLs, or inspect plugin files for 'add_action' hooks with 'wp_ajax' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' without authentication checks)Affected if Plugin registers endpoints accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv hooks)
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Inspect plugin source for unsafe SQL queriesReview plugin PHP files in wp-content/plugins/directiq-wp/ for direct SQL queries using $wpdb->prepare without proper sanitization, or $wpdb->query/->get_results with user input in raw SQL stringsAffected if Code contains SQL queries that incorporate $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters without using prepared statements or proper escaping
If the DirectIQ Email Marketing plugin version is 2.0 or lower and the plugin is active with unauthenticated-accessible endpoints containing unsanitized SQL queries, the installation is likely affected by CVE-2025-52829.
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 a patched version of DirectIQ Email Marketing (beyond 2.0) that implements proper input validation and uses parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database interactions. If no patched version exists, manually audit and sanitize all SQL queries in the plugin code.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-52829 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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