CVE-2025-30979
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 gopiplus Pixelating image slideshow gallery pixelating-image-slideshow-gallery allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Pixelating image slideshow gallery: from n/a through <= 8.0.
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 Pixelating image slideshow gallery WordPress plugin (version <= 8.0) contains an SQL Injection vulnerability where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being used in SQL queries. An attacker could exploit this to inject malicious SQL commands, potentially exposing or manipulating the database.
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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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Locate the plugin installation directoryCheck your WordPress wp-content/plugins/ folder for a directory named 'pixelating-image-slideshow-gallery' or similar containing 'pixelating' and 'slideshow' in the nameAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file or readme.txt in the plugin folder and locate the version number in the plugin header commentAffected if The version number displayed is 8.0 or lower (for example, 8.0, 7.9, 7.5, etc.)
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Verify plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and confirm the Pixelating image slideshow gallery plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is enabled and running on the WordPress site
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Test for vulnerable parameter exposureIdentify any frontend forms, shortcodes, or URL parameters used by the plugin (such as query strings in image gallery URLs) and check if user-supplied values are passed directly to SQL queries without visible sanitization functions (like prepare(), esc_sql(), or intval())Affected if User-provided input from URL parameters or form fields can reach database query code without proper escaping or prepared statements
You are affected if the Pixelating image slideshow gallery plugin is installed, active, and running version 8.0 or lower, with user-accessible parameters that accept unsanitized input.
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 the Pixelating image slideshow gallery plugin to a version beyond 8.0 that includes proper input sanitization and parameterized SQL queries. If no patched version exists, disable the plugin until a fix is available.
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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.
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- 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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