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
- Comesio Relevanssi – A Better Search — versions 0
- Relevanssi Premium — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/197be163-4504-4caa-b729-c3293…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.24.4/lib/search-tax-query…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.24.4/lib/search.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.24.4/lib/search.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.24.4/lib/search-tax-query…
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.