CVE-2016-11018
CVE-2016-11018 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huge-it Image Gallery with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-89.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 7.5
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-89
- Affected product: Huge-it Image Gallery
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
An issue was discovered in the Huge-IT gallery-images plugin before 1.9.0 for WordPress. The headers Client-Ip and X-Forwarded-For are prone to unauthenticated SQL injection. The affected file is gallery-images.php. The affected function is huge_it_image_gallery_ajax_callback().
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-11018?
- An issue was discovered in the Huge-IT gallery-images plugin before 1.9.0 for WordPress. The headers Client-Ip and X-Forwarded-For are prone to unauthenticated SQL injection. The affected file is gallery-images.php. The affected function is huge_it_image_gallery_ajax_callback().
- How severe is CVE-2016-11018?
- CVE-2016-11018 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2016-11018 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2016-11018?
- CVE-2016-11018 affects Huge-it Image Gallery. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2016-11018?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2016-11018 published?
- CVE-2016-11018 was published on 2020-01-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://10degres.net/cve-2016-11018-image-gallery-sql-injection/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.8.9
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.9.0
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:huge-it:image_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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