CVE-2017-20248

WordPress Plugin Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 Path Traversal File Download

CVSS 8.7 HIGHEPSS 0.6%CWE-22

Vexday Risk Score

41Attention

SSVC decision (CISA)

Attend

PoC available → attend closely

CVSS 8.7EPSS 0.6%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

09 Jun 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.

Apptha Slider Gallery 1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files by manipulating the imgname parameter. Attackers can send requests to asgallDownload.php with directory traversal sequences ../ to access sensitive files outside the intended directory.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Apptha · Apptha Slider Gallery

public PoCs found — 1

cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/41568unverified

⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.

References

https://www.apptha.com/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41568 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-apptha-slider-gallery-path-traversal-file-download