CVE-2016-11018

Name: CVE-2016-11018
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-01-21T19:15:12.94+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.42%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-11018 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.42%

82.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huge-It	Image Gallery	< 1.9.0

References

http://10degres.net/cve-2016-11018-image-gallery-sql-injection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.8.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.9.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://10degres.net/cve-2016-11018-image-gallery-sql-injection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.8.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-images/tags/1.9.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 21, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-11018?

How severe is CVE-2016-11018?

CVE-2016-11018 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-11018?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST