CVE-2025-26755
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in jgwhite33 WP Airbnb Review Slider wp-airbnb-review-slider allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects WP Airbnb Review Slider: from n/a through <= 3.9.
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 · moderate confidenceA blind SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WP Airbnb Review Slider WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input parameters, potentially enabling unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or manipulation of stored data.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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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Locate the WP Airbnb Review Slider pluginAccess your WordPress installation via FTP or file manager. Navigate to /wp-content/plugins/ and look for a folder named 'wp-airbnb-review-slider' or similar. Check the main plugin file (usually wp-airbnb-review-slider.php) for the version declaration in the plugin header comment.Affected if The plugin folder is present in the plugins directory.
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Identify the installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file and locate the 'Version:' field in the plugin header (the comment block at the top of the file). Alternatively, in the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find WP Airbnb Review Slider to read the version number displayed.Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 3.10 (e.g., 3.9, 3.8, etc.).
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Verify the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and confirm whether WP Airbnb Review Slider shows as 'Active' under the plugin status. Alternatively, query the WordPress database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins' and check if the plugin slug appears.Affected if The plugin is currently active on the WordPress site.
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Confirm plugin is publicly accessibleCheck if the plugin's shortcode or widget is in use on any published pages, posts, or widget areas. Visit the frontend of the website and view page source or use a site scanner to identify if any review slider shortcodes (e.g., [airbnb_review_slider]) are rendering content.Affected if The plugin is active AND its functionality is exposed on any public-facing page, making the SQL injection vector reachable by remote attackers.
You are affected if WP Airbnb Review Slider is installed, active (or its functionality is exposed), and the installed version is below 3.10.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of WP Airbnb Review Slider (version 3.10 or later). If no patch is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released. As an interim measure, restrict access to the plugin's admin interfaces via web server authentication or WordPress capability restrictions.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-26755 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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