CVE-2018-18018 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin version 1.6.8 for WordPress. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious SQL queries through the Gallery[id] or Gallery[title] parameters, potentially leading to full compromise of the database. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, enabling complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high risk score and ease of exploitation warrant immediate patching for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tribulant:slideshow_gallery:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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