Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Rainbow-Themes Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy histudy allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy: from n/a through < 3.1.0.
Published: 2025-11-06
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands allows attackers to inject arbitrary SQL statements, leading to unauthorized read, write, or delete operations on the WordPress database. This can expose sensitive user data, credentials, and site content.

Affected Systems

Rainbow-Themes Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy in any deployment using a version prior to 3.1.0 is affected; the issue impacts the theme itself regardless of the underlying WordPress core version.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.3 indicates critical severity. With an EPSS score below 1%, the likelihood of exploitation is presently low, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. However, the attack vector is inferred to be any user input or URL parameter handled by the theme, meaning that a malicious request could be crafted by an unauthenticated or authenticated user to perform injection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 14:42 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the HiStudy theme to version 3.1.0 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • Audit the database for injected statements, back up affected data, and restore a clean copy if tampering is detected.
  • Implement strict input validation and use prepared statements or parameterized queries in any custom theme code; temporarily disable or restrict vulnerable input endpoints until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 14:42 UTC.

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History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L'}


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Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Rainbow-themes
Rainbow-themes education Wordpress Theme
Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Rainbow-themes
Rainbow-themes education Wordpress Theme
Wordpress
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Rainbow-Themes Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy histudy allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy: from n/a through < 3.1.0.
Title WordPress Education WordPress Theme | HiStudy theme < 3.1.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-89
References

Subscriptions

Rainbow-themes Education Wordpress Theme
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:12:50.490Z

Reserved: 2025-05-15T17:54:23.204Z

Link: CVE-2025-48089

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-10T19:37:30.144Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-11-06T16:15:52.270

Modified: 2026-04-27T20:16:06.917

Link: CVE-2025-48089

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T14:45:24Z

Weaknesses