CVE-2025-69338
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 don-themes Riode Core riode-core allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Riode Core: from n/a through <= 1.6.26.
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 don-themes Riode Core theme allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through unsanitized user inputs, enabling blind SQL injection attacks where they can infer database content from application behavior changes.
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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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Identify if Riode Core theme is installedCheck your WordPress themes directory (wp-content/themes/) for a folder named 'riode' or 'riode-core'. Look for style.css file with 'Theme Name: Riode' or similar header.Affected if The Riode Core theme folder exists in the themes directory.
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Determine the installed version of Riode CoreOpen the theme's style.css file in the Riode theme folder and look for the 'Version:' declaration in the theme header comments. Compare this version number against any known patched versions.Affected if The installed version is older than the latest patched version or if you cannot determine the version and the theme is present.
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Locate PHP files handling database queriesSearch the Riode theme folder for PHP files containing '$wpdb->prepare', '$wpdb->query', or direct SQL query construction. Use a file search or grep for 'wpdb' and 'SELECT' patterns.Affected if The theme contains PHP files that interact with the WordPress database.
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Inspect user input handling in query codeIn the PHP files found, look for SQL queries that incorporate $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or other user-supplied parameters without using $wpdb->prepare() or parameterized queries.Affected if User input from request parameters is directly concatenated into SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements.
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Check for vulnerable input sourcesExamine the identified files for unsanitized use of parameters like id, cat, category, search, orderby, or any query string parameters passed to database queries.Affected if Any user-accessible URL parameters are used in SQL queries without proper escaping or prepared statement binding.
You are affected if the Riode Core theme is installed and its version does not have the SQL injection vulnerability patched, particularly if the theme processes user input into database queries without using prepared statements.
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 Riode Core theme to the latest patched version; if no patch is available, implement parameterized queries and proper input validation/sanitization on all database query paths.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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