Melapress File Monitor: SQL injection
Melapress File Monitor is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Melapress File Monitor
- Plugin slug
melapress-file-monitor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 15, 2025
This CVE was published May 15, 2025 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Melapress File Monitor to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Melapress File Monitor WordPress plugin before 2.1.0 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N