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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Network-reachable low-complexity SQLi needing a low-privilege account (PR:L); blind data read gives C:H with minor I:L, and I see no cross-authorization scope change (S:U) or availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal APIExperts Square for WooCommerce woosquare allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects APIExperts Square for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 4.7.4.
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AnalysisAI
Blind SQL injection in the APIExperts "Square for WooCommerce" (woosquare) WordPress plugin affects all versions up to and including 4.7.4, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject crafted SQL into a database query and infer or extract data via boolean/time-based blind techniques. The flaw was reported by Patchstack and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.5; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Because the CVSS vector specifies PR:L, exploitation requires an existing low-privileged authenticated session rather than fully anonymous access.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is woosquare, a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin from developer Saad Iqbal (APIExperts) that integrates the Square payment and inventory platform into WooCommerce stores (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:saad_iqbal:apiexperts_square_for_woocommerce). The root cause is CWE-89, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command, meaning user-controlled input reaches a SQL statement without proper parameterization or escaping (WordPress code typically failing to use $wpdb->prepare()). Because the injection is 'blind,' the query results are not returned directly in the response; an attacker instead observes conditional application behavior or response timing to reconstruct data character-by-character against the WordPress MySQL/MariaDB backend.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patched version is identified in the provided data (the issue affects versions through <= 4.7.4), so the primary action is to update woosquare to the first release above 4.7.4 as soon as the vendor publishes it and to monitor the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woosquare/vulnerability/wordpress-apiexperts-square-for-woocommerce-plugin-4-7-4-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for the fixed version. Until a fix is confirmed, compensating controls include deploying a WordPress WAF or virtual patch (Patchstack/Wordfence rules for this CVE) to filter SQLi payloads on the plugin's endpoints, restricting or disabling self-service account registration so untrusted users cannot obtain the low-privilege session the exploit needs, and limiting access to the affected admin/AJAX endpoints via IP allowlisting or authentication gating; note that disabling registration or gating endpoints may break legitimate customer checkout/self-service flows, and WAF rules can be bypassed and should be treated as temporary. As defense in depth, ensure the WordPress database user has least-privilege grants to limit the blast radius of any extracted or altered data.
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EUVD-2026-43422