CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-20247

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

The PICA Photo Gallery plugin 1.0 for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the aid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with crafted SQL payloads in the aid parameter to extract sensitive database information including user credentials and table contents.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential loss of sensitive data such as user passwords and other information stored in the database, which could lead to security breaches and identity theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the PICA Photo Gallery plugin to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, or remove the plugin entirely if it is not essential.

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Original NVD description (English source)

WordPress Plugin PICA Photo Gallery 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the aid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with crafted SQL payloads in the aid parameter to extract sensitive database information including user credentials and table contents.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS