{"id":56622,"date":"2025-07-02T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-10T23:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:24:22","slug":"cve-2025-5590-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-owl-carousel-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5590-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-owl-carousel-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5590: Time-Based SQL Injection Vulnerability in Owl Carousel Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system has identified a severe vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-5590, within the Owl Carousel plugin for WordPress. This plugin, popular for its responsive carousel function, is susceptible to time-based SQL Injection attacks via the &#8216;id&#8217; parameter, affecting all versions up to and including 1.9. It is crucial to address this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4981-critical-file-extraction-vulnerability-in-mattermost-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63089\">vulnerability promptly as it can compromise systems and lead<\/a> to data leakage, posing a serious risk to a vast number of websites employing WordPress and the Owl Carousel plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5590<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Contributor-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6510-critical-vulnerability-in-netgear-ex6100-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63676\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3590657181\" 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>Owl Carousel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6755-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65627\">Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 1.9<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from insufficient escaping on the user-supplied &#8216;id&#8217; parameter and lack of adequate preparation on the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4334-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-simple-user-registration-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64924\">SQL query within the Owl Carousel plugin<\/a>. Consequently, authenticated attackers possessing Contributor-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43586-adobe-commerce-improper-access-control-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63140\">access or above can exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by appending additional SQL queries into existing ones. This manipulation can extract sensitive information from the database, compromising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6370-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-06b01-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63411\">system and potentially leading<\/a> to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-30251490\" 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 HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48921-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-open-social\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65032\">request illustrating how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=owl_carousel HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nid=1 UNION SELECT 1,@@version -- -<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46179-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-cloudclassroom-php-project\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63038\">injecting a SQL<\/a> query (`UNION SELECT 1,@@version`) via the &#8216;id&#8217; parameter. This query retrieves the version of the database software. The `&#8211; -` at the end is a comment marker that ensures any additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46109-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-pbootcms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63039\">SQL code after the injection<\/a> is ignored, preventing syntax errors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be deployed as temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching software, employing strong access controls, and monitoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-41691-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-os4ed-open-source-information-system-community\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64157\">system logs can also help guard against such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system has identified a severe vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-5590, within the Owl Carousel plugin for WordPress. This plugin, popular for its responsive carousel function, is susceptible to time-based SQL Injection attacks via the &#8216;id&#8217; parameter, affecting all versions up to and including 1.9. 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