📄 Description (English)
WordPress Ultimate Form Builder Lite plugin version 1.3.7 and below contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the entry_id POST parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the ufbl_get_entry_detail_action action to extract, modify, or escalate privileges within the WordPress database.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25352 is a SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Ultimate Form Builder Lite plugin (v1.3.7 and below) affecting authenticated users. Attackers can manipulate database queries through the entry_id parameter to extract sensitive data, modify records, or escalate privileges. With no patch available and the plugin potentially deployed across Saudi WordPress installations, organizations must implement immediate compensating controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 26, 2026 21:37
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact for Saudi e-commerce, government portals, and healthcare organizations using WordPress with this plugin. Government agencies (NCA, CITC) and banking sector (SAMA-regulated entities) face data breach risks if forms collect sensitive information. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia heavily reliant on WordPress are particularly vulnerable. Risk of unauthorized access to customer data, financial records, and personal information stored in form submissions.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce and Retail
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Financial Services and Banking
Telecommunications
Education
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all WordPress installations using Ultimate Form Builder Lite plugin v1.3.7 or below via plugin audit
2. Disable the plugin immediately if not critical to operations
3. If plugin is required, restrict admin-ajax.php access to trusted IP ranges only
4. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block POST requests to admin-ajax.php with ufbl_get_entry_detail_action parameter
5. Review database access logs for suspicious SQL patterns in the past 90 days
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
6. Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) to detect SQL injection attempts
7. Apply principle of least privilege to WordPress database user accounts
8. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with SQL injection detection
9. Implement input validation and parameterized queries at application level
10. Conduct database audit to identify unauthorized modifications
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=ufbl_get_entry_detail_action
- Alert on entry_id parameters containing SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE)
- Track database queries with unusual character encoding or comment syntax (-- , /* */)
- Monitor for privilege escalation attempts in WordPress user tables
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم إضافة Ultimate Form Builder Lite v1.3.7 أو أقل من خلال تدقيق الإضافات
2. تعطيل الإضافة فوراً إذا لم تكن حرجة للعمليات
3. إذا كانت الإضافة مطلوبة، قيد الوصول إلى admin-ajax.php إلى نطاقات IP موثوقة فقط
4. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر طلبات POST إلى admin-ajax.php مع معامل ufbl_get_entry_detail_action
5. مراجعة سجلات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات للأنماط المريبة في آخر 90 يوماً
الضوابط التعويضية:
6. تنفيذ مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) للكشف عن محاولات حقن SQL
7. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز على حسابات مستخدمي قاعدة بيانات WordPress
8. تفعيل إضافات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع كشف حقن SQL
9. تنفيذ التحقق من صحة الإدخال والاستعلامات المعاملة على مستوى التطبيق
10. إجراء تدقيق قاعدة البيانات لتحديد التعديلات غير المصرح بها
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة طلبات POST إلى /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php مع action=ufbl_get_entry_detail_action
- تنبيه على معاملات entry_id التي تحتوي على كلمات رئيسية SQL (UNION, SELECT, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE)
- تتبع استعلامات قاعدة البيانات بترميز أحرف غير عادي أو بناء جملة تعليق (-- , /* */)
- مراقبة محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات في جداول مستخدمي WordPress
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.2 - Access Control and User Management
A.7.1.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
A.8.1.1 - Audit Logging and Monitoring
A.9.1.1 - Vulnerability Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Security Policy and Risk Management
Protect - Access Control and Authentication
Detect - Monitoring and Logging
Respond - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1.2 - Information security roles and responsibilities
A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2.1 - User access management
A.8.3.1 - User access provisioning
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1 - Install and maintain firewall configuration
Requirement 2 - Do not use vendor-supplied defaults
Requirement 6 - Develop and maintain secure systems
Requirement 10 - Track and monitor access to network resources