What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-55981?

CVE-2024-55981 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 20.1%.

Which versions of Nabz Image Gallery are affected by CVE-2024-55981?

The Nabz Image Gallery WordPress plugin (versions ≤1.00) contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary database commands on affected…

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-55981?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all WordPress installations and identify those running Nabz Image Gallery plugin. Within 7 days: Disable and remove the vulnerable plugin from all affected systems; deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules blocking SQL injection patterns targeting WordPress query parameters. Within 30 days: Conduct database access audit for indicators of compromise; patch WordPress core and all remaining plugins to current versions.

Nabz Image Gallery CVE-2024-55981

CRITICAL

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2024-12-16 audit@patchstack.com

SQLi

9.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVSS changed

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:42 NVD

9.3 (CRITICAL)

CVE Published

Dec 16, 2024 - 15:15 nvd

N/A

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Nabajit Roy Nabz Image Gallery nabz-image-gallery allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Nabz Image Gallery: from n/a through <= v1.00.

AnalysisAI

SQL injection in Nabajit Roy's Nabz Image Gallery WordPress plugin (versions up to and including v1.00) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL into backend database queries. The flaw carries a critical CVSS 9.3 score with a scope-changed impact and an elevated EPSS exploitation probability of 20.15% (95th percentile), indicating notable likelihood of exploitation attempts, though no public exploit identified at time of analysis and not listed in CISA KEV.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability falls under CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), the canonical SQL injection weakness class, in which untrusted input is concatenated into SQL statements without proper parameterization or escaping. The affected component is the Nabz Image Gallery WordPress plugin maintained by Nabajit Roy, which adds image gallery functionality to WordPress sites and interacts with the WordPress MySQL/MariaDB database via wpdb. Because the issue lies in user-supplied input being passed to a SQL query handler in the plugin, an attacker can manipulate query logic to read or alter database contents within the constraints of the database user's privileges (typically the WordPress DB account, which has broad read/write access to the WordPress schema).

Affected ProductsAI

The affected product is the Nabz Image Gallery WordPress plugin by Nabajit Roy (vendor identifier 'nabz-image-gallery'), with all versions from initial release through and including v1.00 affected per the Patchstack advisory. No CPE was provided in the input data, and the upper bound 'n/a through <= v1.00' indicates no fixed version had been published at the time the advisory was issued. The reporting and authoritative source is Patchstack (audit@patchstack.com), whose advisory database is the canonical reference for this issue.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the advisory range is open-ended through v1.00 with no fixed version cited. Administrators should immediately deactivate and remove the Nabz Image Gallery plugin from any WordPress installation until the maintainer ships a fixed release, monitor the Patchstack advisory page and the plugin's WordPress.org listing for an update, and check the Patchstack database (https://patchstack.com/database/) for a vulnerability-specific entry with mitigation guidance. As compensating controls while the plugin remains installed, deploy a WordPress-aware WAF rule (e.g., Patchstack vPatch, Wordfence, or generic ModSecurity OWASP CRS SQLi rules) to filter SQL metacharacters on requests targeting the plugin's endpoints, restrict access to the plugin's PHP files via .htaccess or nginx location blocks to known administrator IPs, and audit recent web/database logs for UNION, SLEEP, or BENCHMARK patterns indicating prior exploitation attempts - note that WAF filtering can produce false positives on legitimate gallery queries containing apostrophes in image titles or captions, and IP allow-listing will break public-facing gallery functionality.