CVE-2025-31099
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 bestweblayout Slider by BestWebSoft slider-bws allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Slider by BestWebSoft: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
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 · moderate confidenceSQL Injection vulnerability in Slider by BestWebSoft plugin (slider-bws) allows attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through unsanitized input parameters in the plugin, potentially enabling 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
- 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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Confirm Slider by BestWebSoft plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Slider by BestWebSoft' or 'slider-bws', or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'slider-bws'Affected if The plugin folder 'slider-bws' exists in the plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, locate the Slider by BestWebSoft entry in the plugins list and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if A specific version number is returned that matches known vulnerable versions
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Check if the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the plugin status shows as 'Active' - the SQL injection is exploitable only when the plugin is loaded and processing user inputAffected if The plugin status is Active, meaning the vulnerable code is being executed on the site
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Compare version to affected rangeSince no specific version range was provided in the CVE advisory, cross-reference your installed version against the plugin's official changelog or security advisories to determine if it predates the patch for CVE-2025-31099Affected if Your installed version is older than the patched version that addresses the SQL injection vulnerability
Your environment is affected if the Slider by BestWebSoft plugin is installed, active, and running a version that predates the CVE-2025-31099 patch.
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 the Slider by BestWebSoft plugin that implements proper input sanitization and uses parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database operations. If no patch is available, remove the plugin until a secure version is released.
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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-2025-31099 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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