CVE-2017-20249 HIGH

CVE-2017-20249: WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injection

Vendor Apptha
Product Apptha Slider Gallery
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published June 9, 2026
Last update June 9, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2026 CVE published
June 9, 2026 Record updated