Gb Gallery Slideshow: SQL injection
Gb Gallery Slideshow is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Gb Gallery Slideshow
- Plugin slug
gb-gallery-slideshow- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 21, 2014
This CVE was published Oct 21, 2014 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Gb Gallery Slideshow to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
SQL injection vulnerability in GBgallery.php in the GB Gallery Slideshow plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the selected_group parameter in a gb_ajax_get_group action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P