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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-12025

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 31, 2026 · Collapsing Categories

Patch now

CVE-2024-12025 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Collapsing Categories against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.69%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Collapsing Categories · vendor robfelty Collapsing Categories

The Collapsing Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'taxonomy' parameter of the /wp-json/collapsing-categories/v1/get REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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  • stated Collapsing Categories<= 3.0.8
  • vendor robfelty Collapsing Categoriesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-12025

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-12025 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Collapsing Categories against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Collapsing Categories <= 3.0.8. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.69%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 31, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Collapsing Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'taxonomy' parameter of the /wp-json/collapsing-categories/v1/get REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional

  2. Mar 31, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-12025

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-12025

    30-day exploitation probability 2.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-12025

    The Collapsing Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'taxonomy' parameter of the /wp-json/collapsing-categories/v1/get REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of suf

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.