CVE-2017-20249

HIGH

WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-20249. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery v1.0 via the 'albid' parameter. It includes a crafted SQL query that extracts user credentials from the 'pleasant_users' table.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41567

The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery v1.0 via the 'albid' parameter. It includes a crafted SQL query that extracts user credentials from the 'pleasant_users' table.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable WordPress plugin endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 09, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-41567
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41567
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://www.apptha.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-apptha-slider-gallery-sql-injection

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 20.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
apptha/Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0
Published Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 09, 2026