CVE-2025-49897
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 Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 allows Blind SQL Injection. This issue affects Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2: from n/a through 9.1.
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 the gopiplus Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input parameters. This blind SQL injection enables attackers to extract sensitive data from the database by observing application behavior changes rather than direct error output.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 in WordPressLog in to the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Vertical scroll slideshow gallery' or 'gopiplus Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify the installed versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view details, or look for the version number displayed in the plugin listing. Alternatively, inspect the plugin main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag.Affected if The installed version is lower than the patched version released for this CVE
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Confirm plugin is exposed to web requestsCheck if the WordPress site is publicly accessible and the plugin functionality is enabled. Attempt to access any plugin-specific endpoints or shortcodes (such as [vertical-scroll-slide-show]) on the frontend of the site.Affected if The plugin shortcode or functionality is rendered on any publicly accessible page or endpoint
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Identify vulnerable parameter exposureReview HTTP requests to the site that invoke the plugin (via shortcode or direct URL). Examine query parameters passed to the plugin's PHP files for lack of sanitization or use of parameterized queries in the code.Affected if Unsanitized user-supplied input parameters are accepted and processed by the plugin without prepared statements or input validation
A user is affected if the gopiplus Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 plugin is active on their WordPress site and the installed version predates the vendor patch for this SQL injection vulnerability.
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 to a patched version of the plugin if available. If no update exists, disable the plugin and implement temporary input validation/parameterized queries at the application layer until a vendor fix 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-2025-49897 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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