CVE-2026-2024
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe PhotoStack Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'postid' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe PhotoStack Gallery WordPress plugin (versions up to 0.4.1) contains a SQL Injection vulnerability in the 'postid' parameter. The plugin fails to properly escape user-supplied input before using it in a SQL query, and does not utilize prepared statements, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands to exfiltrate sensitive database content.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PhotoStack Gallery plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'photostack' or similar. Check the plugin's main PHP file for the version header comment.Affected if The PhotoStack Gallery plugin is present in the WordPress installation.
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually photostack.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/) and locate the 'Version:' field in the plugin header comment at the top of the file.Affected if The version number is 0.4.1 or lower (the affected range is versions up to and including 0.4.1).
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Verify the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, check if PhotoStack Gallery is activated. Alternatively, query the wp_options table for the active_plugins option.Affected if The plugin is active and serving requests.
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Confirm the vulnerable parameter is processedInspect the plugin code for handling of the 'postid' parameter (look for $_GET['postid'], $_POST['postid'], or similar). Search for direct use of this parameter in SQL queries without $wpdb->prepare() or sanitize_text_field().Affected if The code directly uses the 'postid' parameter in a SQL query without sanitization or prepared statements.
You are affected if PhotoStack Gallery plugin version 0.4.1 or lower is installed and active, and the plugin processes the 'postid' parameter without proper input sanitization or prepared statements.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the PhotoStack Gallery plugin to the latest patched version once available. If no patch exists, implement proper input sanitization using sanitize_text_field() and replace dynamic SQL queries with $wpdb->prepare() to use parameterized queries.
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