CVE-2023-0765: Gallery by BestWebSoft < 4.7.0 - Author+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Gallery by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 does not properly escape values used in SQL queries, leading to an Blind SQL Injection vulnerability. The attacker must have at least the privileges of an Author, and the vendor's Slider plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/slider-bws/) must also be installed for this vulnerability to be exploitable.

Affected products

Gallery by BestWebSoft: before 4.7.0 — fixed in 4.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gallery by BestWebSoft 4.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2699cefa-1cae-4ef3-ad81-7f3db3fcce25
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2699cefa-1cae-4ef3-ad81-7f3db3fcce25

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