{"id":43100,"date":"2025-05-23T10:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:17:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-17T05:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:19:17","slug":"cve-2025-31640-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lambertgroup-magic-responsive-slider-and-carousel-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31640-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lambertgroup-magic-responsive-slider-and-carousel-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31640: SQL Injection Vulnerability in LambertGroup Magic Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security vulnerability, CVE-2025-31640, capable of allowing SQL Injection attacks on websites using the Magic Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin developed by the LambertGroup. This vulnerability is of critical concern due to the broad usage of the affected plugin in numerous WordPress websites worldwide. An exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30387-severe-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-azure-allowing-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48726\">vulnerability can lead to severe<\/a> consequences, including system compromise and data leakage, which can undermine the integrity and confidentiality of the affected systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31640<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.5 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57068\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3085231197\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Magic Responsive Slider and Carousel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4391-wordpress-echo-rss-feed-post-generator-plugin-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50862\">WordPress Plugin<\/a> | n\/a &#8211; 1.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32756-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-multiple-fortinet-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48392\">critical SQL Injection vulnerability<\/a> arises from the improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command within the Magic Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin. As such, attackers can manipulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28056-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-rebuild-v3-9-0-to-v3-9-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48496\">SQL queries by injecting<\/a> malicious SQL code into user-input data. This manipulation can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47884-jenkins-openid-connect-provider-plugin-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50002\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> viewing, modification, or deletion of data in the underlying database. It could also potentially provide the attacker with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45746-unauthorized-system-access-via-hardcoded-jwt-secret-in-zkt-zkbio-cvsecurity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48934\">unauthorized administrative access<\/a>, leading to a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-580346337\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents a HTTP POST request to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46052-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-weberp-v4-15-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49769\">vulnerable endpoint containing a malicious SQL<\/a> payload.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/slider_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablewebsite.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsliderid=1; DROP TABLE users; --<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker submits a malicious SQL command (`DROP TABLE users`) that, if successfully executed, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3055-critical-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59169\">delete the &#8216;users<\/a>&#8216; table from the database.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s essential to note that this is a simplified example. Real-world attacks may involve more complex SQL commands and techniques to evade detection or to extract as much data as possible from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27891-samsung-mobile-and-wearable-processors-vulnerability-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49316\">vulnerable system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48336-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-thimpress-course-builder\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57067\">course of action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as it becomes available. In the absence of a patch, or as a temporary mitigation, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could help detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44831-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-engineercms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48504\">SQL Injection<\/a> attacks. Moreover, adhering to best-practice coding standards that involve using parameterized queries or prepared statements can help to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32383-code-injection-vulnerability-in-macos-xcode-binaries\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48394\">SQL Injection<\/a> vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security vulnerability, CVE-2025-31640, capable of allowing SQL Injection attacks on websites using the Magic Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin developed by the LambertGroup. This vulnerability is of critical concern due to the broad usage of the affected plugin in numerous WordPress websites [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-43100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43100"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52878,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43100\/revisions\/52878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=43100"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=43100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}