CVE-2025-4840 Likes and Dislikes Plugin <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Likes and Dislikes plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4840?
CVE-2025-4840 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post, published on 10 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The inprosysmedia-likes-dislikes-post WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Erumfaham Likes and Dislikes.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-4840 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4840 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gccm-j8cw-3hcg.