CVE-2025-60109 Overview
CVE-2025-60109 is a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the LambertGroup AllInOne Content Slider WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 3.8. Authenticated attackers with low privileges can inject malicious SQL statements through unsanitized inputs processed by the plugin. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-89, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command. Because the scope is changed, an attacker can reach database resources beyond the plugin's intended boundary.
Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can extract sensitive database contents from WordPress sites running the vulnerable plugin via blind SQL injection, leading to confidentiality compromise and availability impact.
Affected Products
- LambertGroup AllInOne Content Slider plugin for WordPress
- All versions from initial release through 3.8
- WordPress installations with the all-in-one-contentSlider plugin active
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-09-26 - CVE-2025-60109 published to NVD
- 2026-04-23 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-60109
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability resides in SQL query construction within the AllInOne Content Slider plugin. User-supplied input flows into a database query without parameterization or proper escaping. An authenticated attacker submits crafted payloads that alter the structure of the executed SQL statement. The plugin returns no direct error or data leak, requiring blind injection techniques such as boolean-based or time-based extraction.
Blind SQL injection allows the attacker to infer database contents one bit at a time. Through repeated conditional queries, an attacker can enumerate tables, columns, and rows. The WordPress database typically contains user credentials, session tokens, and configuration secrets. The changed scope indicates the injection reaches resources managed by another security authority beyond the plugin context.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing input sanitization on parameters passed to SQL queries. The plugin concatenates user-controlled values directly into query strings instead of using prepared statements through WordPress's $wpdb->prepare() API. Any value reaching the vulnerable parameter is treated as trusted SQL syntax.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based and requires low-privilege authentication. An attacker logged in as a contributor-level or higher WordPress user sends a crafted HTTP request to a plugin endpoint. The malicious parameter contains SQL syntax that modifies the original query. The attacker observes timing differences or boolean responses to reconstruct database content. No user interaction is required beyond the attacker's own session.
For technical details and proof-of-concept context, refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-60109
Indicators of Compromise
- Unusual HTTP POST or GET requests to plugin endpoints containing SQL syntax such as SLEEP(, UNION SELECT, BENCHMARK(, or comment markers (--, #).
- Spikes in database query execution time correlated with requests from authenticated low-privilege accounts.
- Repeated near-identical requests to the same plugin handler differing only in parameter values, indicating blind extraction loops.
- WordPress access logs showing contributor or subscriber accounts interacting with administrative plugin endpoints.
Detection Strategies
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule set that flags SQL injection signatures targeting WordPress plugin paths.
- Enable MySQL or MariaDB slow query logging and alert on queries exceeding baseline duration originating from plugin code paths.
- Audit WordPress user activity logs for low-privilege accounts issuing high request volumes to slider plugin endpoints.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward WordPress, web server, and database logs to a centralized analytics platform for correlation across the request chain.
- Monitor for newly created administrative users or modified wp_options rows following suspicious request bursts.
- Track outbound traffic from the web host for signs of database exfiltration following injection attempts.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-60109
Immediate Actions Required
- Deactivate and remove the AllInOne Content Slider plugin until a fixed version is available from the vendor.
- Audit WordPress user accounts and revoke unnecessary contributor-level or higher privileges that enable exploitation.
- Rotate WordPress administrator credentials, secret keys in wp-config.php, and any database credentials shared with the application.
Patch Information
No vendor patch is currently referenced in the advisory. The vulnerability affects all versions through 3.8. Monitor the Patchstack advisory and LambertGroup distribution channels for an updated release.
Workarounds
- Restrict access to WordPress authoring roles and disable open registration to reduce the pool of accounts able to authenticate.
- Deploy WAF rules that block SQL injection payloads on requests targeting /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and plugin AJAX actions.
- Apply database-level least privilege so the WordPress database user cannot read sensitive tables outside its required scope.
- Place the site behind virtual patching offered by reputable WordPress security services until the plugin is updated.
# Disable the vulnerable plugin via WP-CLI
wp plugin deactivate all-in-one-contentSlider
wp plugin delete all-in-one-contentSlider
# Audit users with publishing privileges
wp user list --role=contributor --fields=ID,user_login,user_email
wp user list --role=author --fields=ID,user_login,user_email
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