CVE-2025-28969 HIGH

CVE-2025-28969: WordPress Gallery Widget plugin <= 1.2.1 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cybio
Product Gallery Widget
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published July 4, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in cybio Gallery Widget gallery-widget allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Gallery Widget: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gallery Widget versions 1.2.1 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated users with low privileges. An attacker can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially reading sensitive data from the database. The vulnerability affects the entire application scope due to scope change in the CVSS vector.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database and cause service disruption through SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized database access and potential data exposure for any site running Gallery Widget ≤1.2.1 with authenticated users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 4, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated