CVE-2025-67518
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 LambertGroup Accordion Slider PRO accordion_slider_pro allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Accordion Slider PRO: from n/a through <= 1.2.
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 confidenceA blind SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Accordion Slider PRO WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.2). The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input parameters, potentially enabling data exfiltration from the database. Blind SQL injection differs from standard SQLi in that the attacker cannot directly see database output but instead infers information based on application response differences.
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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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Verify Accordion Slider PRO plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Accordion Slider PRO' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on 'Accordion Slider PRO' to view the plugin details and version number, or inspect the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/accordion-slider-pro/accordion-slider-pro.phpAffected if The displayed version is 1.2 or any version number lower than 1.2
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that Accordion Slider PRO shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if Plugin status shows as Active
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Identify plugin AJAX and form handlersInspect plugin PHP files in /wp-content/plugins/accordion-slider-pro/ for add_action calls with 'wp_ajax' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' hooks, and search for $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST usages that process user input without prepare() callsAffected if Plugin contains AJAX handlers accessible to unauthenticated users that process raw input parameters without sanitization
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Check for unsanitized SQL queries in plugin codeSearch plugin PHP files for $wpdb->query, $wpdb->get_results, or similar database calls where user input ($_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST) is concatenated directly into SQL queries without $wpdb->prepare()Affected if Direct string concatenation of user input into SQL queries is found without prepared statements
Your environment is affected if Accordion Slider PRO plugin version 1.2 or lower is installed and active, with unauthenticated AJAX endpoints or form handlers that accept and process user input directly into SQL queries without sanitization.
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 Accordion Slider PRO to the latest patched version once released by LambertGroup. If no patch is available, disable the plugin until remediation is possible, and audit all database queries within the plugin to implement prepared statements with proper input sanitization.
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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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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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