CVE-2025-9776

MEDIUM

CatFolders - Time-Based SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-9776. PoCs published by SnailSploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-9776, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the CatFolders WordPress plugin. It includes vulnerability details, technical analysis, proof-of-concept steps, and remediation guidance.

Description

The CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the CSV Import contents in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by SnailSploit · poc
https://github.com/SnailSploit/CVE-2025-9776

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-9776, an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the CatFolders WordPress plugin. It includes vulnerability details, technical analysis, proof-of-concept steps, and remediation guidance.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CatFolders WordPress Plugin ≤ 2.5.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Author-level account on target WordPress site · CatFolders plugin installed and active · Access to the REST API import endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 26.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
catfolders/CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category < 2.5.2
catfolders/CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories < 2.5.2
Published Sep 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026