What is CVE-2024-8436?

CVE-2024-8436 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hahncgdev Wp Easy Gallery – WordPress Plugin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-8436?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8436 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Hahncgdev Wp Easy Gallery – WordPress Plugin

CVE-2024-8436

The WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'edit_imageId' and 'edit_imageDelete' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5 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 subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hahncgdev Wp Easy Gallery – Wordpress Plugin — versions 0
Plugingarden Wp_easy_gallery

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8436?: CVE-2024-8436 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hahncgdev Wp Easy Gallery – WordPress Plugin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-8436?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8436 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.