SQL Injection in Comesio Relevanssi – A Better Search

CVE-2025-4396

The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the cats and tags query parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.4 (Free) and <= 2.27.5 (Premium) due to insufficient escaping…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.220 (95.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4396?
CVE-2025-4396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Comesio Relevanssi – A Better Search, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-4396?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-4396 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.