CVE-2025-2106
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe ArielBrailovsky-ViralAd plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'text' and 'id' parameters of the limpia() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8 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. This only appears to be exploitable on very old versions of WordPress.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe ArielBrailovsky-ViralAd WordPress plugin versions 1.0.8 and below contain an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the limpia() function. Attackers can exploit insufficiently sanitized 'text' and 'id' parameters to inject arbitrary SQL queries, potentially extracting sensitive data from the WordPress database. The vulnerability is only exploitable on very old WordPress versions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify if the ViralAd plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'viralad' or 'ArielBrailovsky-ViralAd', or list installed plugins via WP-CLI: wp plugin listAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually viralad.php) and locate the version comment/header, or run: grep -i 'Version:' wp-content/plugins/viralad/*.phpAffected if The version is 1.0.8 or lower
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Identify the WordPress core versionCheck wp-includes/version.php for $wp_version, or visit Dashboard > Overview in WordPress admin, or run: grep 'wp_version' wp-includes/version.phpAffected if WordPress is a very old version (the vulnerability is noted as only exploitable on very old WordPress versions)
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Inspect the limpia() function for vulnerable parameter handlingLocate the limpia() function in the plugin code (likely in the main viralad.php file) and examine how 'text' and 'id' parameters are processedAffected if The function uses these parameters without proper SQL sanitization/prepared statements
A user is affected if the ArielBrailovsky-ViralAd plugin version 1.0.8 or below is installed on a very old WordPress version, with the limpia() function accessible and handling unsanitized 'text' or 'id' parameters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version if a patch is available, or remove the plugin entirely if no update resolves this issue. If continued use is required, ensure WordPress is updated to a modern version to avoid exploitation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-2106 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data