CVE-2016-11018: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2016-11018: An issue was discovered in the Huge-IT gallery-images plugin before 1.9.0 for WordPress.

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().

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 03:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2016-11018 affects the Huge-IT gallery-images WordPress plugin before version 1.9.0. Public sources describe unauthenticated SQL injection through request headers. A vulnerable public WordPress site could expose database data or allow data tampering, depending on database permissions and application configuration. Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Huge-IT gallery-images plugin installed below version 1.9.0, especially internet-facing sites that accept unauthenticated traffic. Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites using this plugin. The unauthenticated SQL injection description creates meaningful business risk, but urgency should be scoped to confirmed plugin presence because exploitation evidence is not provided. Mitigation focus: Inventory WordPress sites for the Huge-IT gallery-images plugin.; Upgrade gallery-images to version 1.9.0 or later if installed.; Remove or disable the plugin if a fixed version cannot be confirmed..

Prepared: Jun 6, 2026, 02:49 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jan 21, 2020, 18:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.8.9CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.9.0CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC

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