Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain WordPress admin credentials via phishing or credential stuffing
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DeliveryAuthenticate to WordPress /wp-admin panel
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ExploitNavigate to vulnerable Mailchimp plugin admin endpoint
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ExecutionSubmit SQL injection payload in affected parameter
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PersistQuery executes against shared WordPress database
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ImpactExfiltrate customer PII and order data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an active WordPress administrator session (PR:H per CVSS vector) - the highest privilege tier in a WordPress installation, above shop manager, editor, and subscriber roles. The MailChimp For WooCommerce plugin must be installed and active on the target WordPress/WooCommerce site running a version below 6.2. No non-default WordPress configuration is required beyond having the plugin enabled. Limiting factors: the attacker must first possess valid administrator credentials, which is not trivially obtained and gates all opportunistic exploitation; unauthenticated users and lower-privilege roles (including WooCommerce shop managers) cannot reach the vulnerable functionality. The attack is executable over the network without additional user interaction once admin access is established. |
| Impact | The CVSS 7.6 High score is driven primarily by the scope change (S:C) and high confidentiality impact (C:H), but PR:H fundamentally constrains real-world exploitability - only authenticated WordPress administrators can reach the vulnerable endpoint, which significantly narrows the attack surface to insider threats, compromised credentials, or session hijacking scenarios. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public exploit code was present in the source intelligence, so exploitation probability and active threat activity remain unconfirmed. The practical risk calculus means that even a mid-sized regional e-commerce operator in boleslawiec should treat patching as a routine maintenance priority rather than an emergency response, while simultaneously ensuring WordPress admin accounts are protected by multi-factor authentication, since credential compromise is the prerequisite that makes this flaw dangerous. The absence of an integrity impact (I:N) in the CVSS vector suggests the injection is read-only, limiting blast radius to data exfiltration rather than data manipulation or service destruction. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has acquired WordPress administrator credentials - through phishing, credential stuffing against reused passwords, or a compromised admin session - logs into the WordPress admin panel and navigates to the MailChimp For WooCommerce plugin settings or management pages. The attacker submits a crafted request containing SQL metacharacters in a vulnerable parameter, causing the plugin to execute an attacker-controlled database query. The resulting query can extract customer email addresses, hashed passwords, order details, and other sensitive records from the WordPress database without triggering standard integrity controls. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 13, 2026
SQL injection in the MailChimp For WooCommerce WordPress plugin (all versions prior to 6.2) allows authenticated administrators to submit unsanitized input through the plugin's administrative interface, triggering arbitrary database queries against the underlying WordPress database. The CVSS scope change (S:C) indicates that successful exploitation reaches beyond the plugin's own data, potentially exposing customer PII, order records, and other WooCommerce data stored in shared database tables. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and exploitation is gated behind WordPress administrator-level authentication.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the MailChimp For WooCommerce plugin to version 6.2 or later; this is the vendor-confirmed fix version per the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mailchimp-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-mailchimp-for-woocommerce-plugin-6-2-sql-injection-vulnerability. Updates can be applied directly from the WordPress plugin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins. If immediate patching is not feasible, enforce multi-factor authentication on all WordPress administrator accounts using a plugin such as WP 2FA or Wordfence Login Security, which does not fix the injection but eliminates the most common credential-based path to administrator access; note this adds friction to admin workflows. Additionally, deploying a WAF ruleset with SQL injection signatures (via Cloudflare, Sucuri, or equivalent) at the network edge can detect and block exploitation attempts, though this is a detection control and not a remediation. No compensating control substitutes for patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), indicating that one or more administrator-facing input parameters are interpolated into database queries without adequate parameterization or escaping. The affected product, identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:mailchimp:mailchimp_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, is the official Mailchimp For WooCommerce WordPress plugin, which synchronizes WooCommerce store data - customer records, order history, subscription status - with Mailchimp email marketing lists. WordPress plugins typically interact with the database via the wpdb class, and SQL injection arises when query arguments bypass the prepare() parameterization layer. The S:C scope change in the CVSS vector reflects that the WordPress database is shared across plugins and core tables, so a successful injection in this plugin can read data owned by other components.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Administrator authentication required (PR:H) to reach injection point; S:C reflects read access across shared WordPress database tables beyond plugin scope.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Administrator SQL Injection in MailChimp For WooCommerce < 6.2 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The MailChimp For WooCommerce plugin (versions before 6.2) contains a SQL injection vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) that could expose customer personally identifiable information and order records when exploited by WordPress administrators. Although exploitation requires valid administrator credentials, compromised or malicious admin accounts present a significant insider threat risk to sensitive customer data. Organizations must immediately secure admin access and prepare for urgent patching.
Enforce strict role-based access control limiting WordPress administrator privileges to only essential personnel; mandate multi-factor authentication for all administrative accounts; enable comprehensive database transaction logging with real-time alerts for suspicious patterns; disable the plugin if operationally feasible; implement database network segmentation to minimize exposure scope.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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EUVD-2026-57911
GHSA-227m-w7gv-633p
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB