Image Gallery with Slideshow <= 1.5.2 - SQL Injection via gallery_name
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Image Gallery with Slideshow Plugin
- Affected Version
<= 1.5.2- CVSS
- 9.8Critical
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2017-1002014
At a glance
CVE-2017-1002014 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Image Gallery with Slideshow Plugin WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.5.2. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed April 2017, reported by Larry W. Cashdollar.
Vulnerability Overview
Vulnerability in wordpress plugin image-gallery-with-slideshow v1.5.2, Blind SQL Injection in image-gallery-with-slideshow/admin_setting.php via gallery_name parameter.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in Image Gallery with Slideshow Plugin <= 1.5.2 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.
A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Image Gallery with Slideshow Plugin yet, so installs running <= 1.5.2 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Image Gallery with Slideshow Plugin: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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