# CVE-2025-27297: WordPress Bravo Search & Replace Plugin <= 1.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can perform blind SQL injection to read sensitive database information from the Bravo Search & Replace WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9q3v-f9ch-76v7

## What is CVE-2025-27297?

CVE-2025-27297 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in guelben Bravo Search & Replace, published on 24 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in guelben Bravo Search & Replace bravo-search-and-replace allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Bravo Search & Replace: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27297?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-27297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-27297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-27297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-27297 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in guelben Bravo Search & Replace, published on 24 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: guelben Bravo Search & Replace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27297/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.