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

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-07-21
• Weakness: CWE-89

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.

Affected products

• Apptha Slider Gallery: 1.0

References

• https://www.apptha.com/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41567
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-apptha-slider-gallery-sql-injection

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