CVE-2025-22553CWE-89

WordPress Multiple Carousel Plugin <= 2.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Critical · published January 21, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 A sneaky SQL Injection vulnerability lets attackers manipulate queries like a chef throwing in unapproved ingredients — and the kitchen is your database! Think of your database as a busy restaurant kitchen. If a chef accepts any order without checking the recipe, they might end up serving a disastrous dish. This SQL injection vulnerability is just as dangerous — it allows anyone to tweak the recipes (queries) without permission! An attacker could inject malicious SQL commands to read or modify any data in your database. Imagine someone sneakily accessing customer records, changing prices, or even deleting everything! This could lead to massive data breaches or catastrophic outages — a truly devastating scenario for your business.

Put simply

Think of your database as a busy restaurant kitchen. If a chef accepts any order without checking the recipe, they might end up serving a disastrous dish. This SQL injection vulnerability is just as dangerous — it allows anyone to tweak the recipes (queries) without permission! This vulnerability in the Multiple Carousel plugin allows SQL injection due to improper handling of special SQL elements. Attackers can craft requests that manipulate SQL queries, leading to unauthorized data access or modification.

What to do

An attacker could inject malicious SQL commands to read or modify any data in your database. Imagine someone sneakily accessing customer records, changing prices, or even deleting everything! This could lead to massive data breaches or catastrophic outages — a truly devastating scenario for your business. To safeguard your system, update the Multiple Carousel plugin to the latest version immediately. Additionally, conduct a thorough audit of your SQL queries to ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized and prepared statements are in place. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll be securing your application in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00350 · 27.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2025-01-21T13:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JAN 13:40Z
    WordPress Multiple Carousel Plugin <= 2.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability
    cvelistv5