CVE-2016-10921

The gallery-photo-gallery plugin before 1.0.1 for WordPress has SQL injection

published August 22, 2019

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

โš ๏ธ A SQL injection vulnerability has been lurking in the gallery-photo-gallery plugin for WordPress before version 1.0.1, waiting for an unsuspecting user to slip up! ๐Ÿ” Think of it like a restaurant that accepts any order without checking for allergies โ€” just one sneaky input could poison the whole meal! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate your database, potentially altering data or even retrieving sensitive information. If you're running an affected version, it's a recipe for disaster!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant that accepts any order without checking for allergies โ€” just one sneaky input could poison the whole meal! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers to enter malicious SQL code through user inputs, which can be executed on the database, leading to unauthorized data access and manipulation.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate your database, potentially altering data or even retrieving sensitive information. If you're running an affected version, it's a recipe for disaster! Upgrade the gallery-photo-gallery plugin to version 1.0.1 or higher immediately. Additionally, review your database queries for prepared statements to fortify against SQL injection attacks. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ You've got this! Just follow these steps and your WordPress site will be secure in no time! ๐Ÿš€

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01815 ยท 78.5th percentile
Published
2019-08-22T12:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 AUG 12:33Z
    The gallery-photo-gallery plugin before 1.0.1 for WordPress has SQL injection
    cvelistv5