CVE-2024-9018: The WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘key’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5 due to insufficient es

high Affects wp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘key’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5 due to insufficient es

Package
wp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.8.5
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (42.9th percentile)
Published
2024-10-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordwp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin) advisories

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