CVE-2017-14125

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in the Responsive Image Gallery plugin before 1.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "id" parameter in an add_edit_theme task in the wpdevart_gallery_themes page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Published: 2017-09-25 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-14125 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-14125

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14125

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-11 1.97% 1.87% -0.10%
2 2025-03-30 35.94% 1.97% -33.97%
3 2025-03-29 35.94%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14125

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14125

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14125

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wpdevart responsive_image_gallery_gallery_album <= 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:wpdevart:responsive_image_gallery_gallery_album:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14125

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/55 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8907 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence