CVE-2017-20249

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the albid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with crafted SQL payloads in the albid parameter to extract sensitive database information including user credentials and authentication hashes.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 SQL Injection | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-apptha-slider-gallery-sql-injection
generic🟡 PoC Available

WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 - SQL Injection - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41567

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-20249(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-15 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-07-30 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-20249?
CVE-2017-20249 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the albid parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with crafted SQL payloads in the albid parameter to extract sensitive…
When was CVE-2017-20249 disclosed?
CVE-2017-20249 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-20249 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-20249 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20249?
CVE-2017-20249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-20249?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-20249, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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