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6.5

WordPress Categorized Gallery Plugin Exposes Database Info

CVE-2024-13676 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Categorized Gallery Plugin for WordPress can allow attackers to access sensitive database information if they have contributor-level access or higher. This is because the plugin doesn't properly protect user input, making it possible for hackers to inject malicious SQL code. To fix this, update the plugin to version 2.1 or later.

Original advisory text
The Categorized Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'field' attribute of the 'image_gallery' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insuff...
The Categorized Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'field' attribute of the 'image_gallery' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.5 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-89SQL Injection
Timeline
Published19 Feb 2025
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-13676 · NVD
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