CVE-2025-26976
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 Aldo Latino PrivateContent private-content.This issue affects PrivateContent: from n/a through <= 8.11.4.
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 confidenceSQL Injection vulnerability in Aldo Latino PrivateContent plugin (versions <= 8.11.4) allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through unsanitized user input, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or data manipulation.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Confirm PrivateContent plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'private-content' or similar. Check if the plugin appears in the installed plugins list.Affected if The PrivateContent plugin by Aldo Latino is found in the WordPress installation
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Check plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > PrivateContent and view the version number. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., private-content.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The installed version is 8.11.4 or lower
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Identify active plugin files handling user inputReview the plugin's PHP files in wp-content/plugins/private-content/ for code that processes user input (e.g., $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST) without visible sanitization functions such as sanitize_text_field, prepare(), or esc_sql().Affected if User-supplied input is processed by the plugin without proper SQL sanitization
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Determine if public-facing forms or parameters existIdentify any frontend forms, search fields, login forms, or URL parameters (e.g., ?id=, ?s=, ?cat=) handled by the plugin that accept user input and interact with the database.Affected if The plugin exposes user input fields or URL parameters on the public site that could be exploited for SQL injection
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Review access logs for SQL injection patternsExamine web server access logs (Apache/nginx) for requests to the site containing SQL operators (UNION, SELECT, INSERT, --, /*) in query parameters used by the plugin.Affected if Suspicious SQL syntax is observed in requests targeting plugin-related parameters
The environment is affected if the PrivateContent plugin is installed with version 8.11.4 or lower and handles user input without SQL sanitization on the site.
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 PrivateContent to the latest version as soon as a patch is released; if no patch is available, disable the plugin and implement web application firewall (WAF) rules as a temporary mitigation.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-26976 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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