CVE-2017-20249
WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 8, 2026
Description
Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the albid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with crafted SQL payloads in the albid parameter to extract sensitive database information including user credentials and authentication hashes.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apptha Slider Galleryapptha |
|
References
- ExploitDB-41567exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injectionthird-party-advisory
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