CVE-2017-20207
The Flickr Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via deserialization of untrusted input from the `pager ` parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. Attackers were actively exploiting this vulnerability with the WP_Theme() class to create backdoors.
Published:Oct 18, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 8, 2026
EPS:Oct 18, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00541
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Dan Coulter
Product
Flickr Gallery
Dan Coulter
Flickr Gallery
Vendor
Dancoulter
Product
Flickr Gallery
Dancoulter
Flickr Gallery
Vendor
Wordpress
Product
Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
