CVE Alert: CVE-2025-10743 – maycorolbuche1 – Outdoor

Risk verdict

High risk: unauthenticated remote SQL injection in the Outdoor WordPress plugin could lead to sensitive data exposure; exploitation status is not indicated as active, but patching is urgent.

Why this matters

An unauthenticated injection allows attackers to extract data from the database without user credentials, potentially exposing customer records, credentials, or business information. Given the plugin’s broad deployment on publicly accessible WordPress sites, the blast radius includes many sites with minimal user friction for an attacker.

Most likely attack path

Remote attacker sends crafted requests to the plugin’s edit action, taking advantage of insufficient input escaping. No privileges or user interaction required, so the attacker can operate from the internet. If the attacker can access a database with high-confidentiality data, exfiltration is the primary feasible outcome; integrity could be impacted if the query allows data leakage or schema discovery.

Who is most exposed

Sites running the Outdoor plugin on publicly facing WordPress installations are at risk, especially those with outdated versions and weak database access controls.

Detection ideas

• Unusual or failed SQL error messages in web/app logs tied to the plugin endpoint.
• Sudden spikes in data query volumes or unexpected data returned from queries.
• Anomalous access patterns to the edit action from unauthenticated IPs.
• DB slowdowns or unusual query structures during routine traffic.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Patch to the latest Outdoor plugin version or apply vendor-provided fix; treat as priority despite uncertain KEV/EPSS signals.
• If patching immediately isn’t possible, block or strongly rate-limit access to the edit action; implement a WAF rule set targeting SQLi patterns.
• Disable the plugin temporarily on sites where patching is not feasible; verify site functionality post-remediation.
• Strengthen database protections: least-privilege accounts, monitor for abnormal query activity, and enable query auditing.
• Change-management: schedule patch deployment during a maintenance window; verify backups and test restore procedures. If KEV/EPSS triggers apply, elevate to priority 1.