CVE-2024-12025

Collapsing Categories <= 3.0.8 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.69%Up 2.6 points since Dec 18, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Collapsing Categories <= 3.0.8 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Record: CVE-2024-12025
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-50541 7.5

Record: EUVD-2024-50541
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5954-58x3-phm4 7.5

The Collapsing Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'taxonomy'...

Record: GHSA-5954-58x3-phm4
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2024-12025
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

robfelty collapsing categories

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	WordPress Collapsing Categories <= 3.0.8 - SQL Injection
PoC in GitHub	RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12025	2024-12-19

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-12025 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Robfelty Collapsing Categories, published December 18, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.69%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.