CVE-2025-30979 WordPress Pixelating image slideshow gallery plugin <= 8.0 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Pixelating image slideshow gallery plugin, potentially reading or modifying database content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30979?
CVE-2025-30979 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in gopiplus Pixelating image slideshow gallery, published on 4 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in gopiplus Pixelating image slideshow gallery pixelating-image-slideshow-gallery allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Pixelating image slideshow gallery: from n/a through <= 8.0.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30979?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-30979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9343-qm22-ppxx.