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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1737576/flickr-gallery | Patch |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/10/3-zero-day-plugin-vulnerabilities-exploited-wild/ | Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b52ae51d-7b9a-4047-82bf-723ea87d2375?source=cve | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
05 Jan 2026, 19:27
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1737576/flickr-gallery - Patch | |
| References | () https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/10/3-zero-day-plugin-vulnerabilities-exploited-wild/ - Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b52ae51d-7b9a-4047-82bf-723ea87d2375?source=cve - Third Party Advisory | |
| First Time |
Dancoulter
Dancoulter flickr Gallery |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:dancoulter:flickr_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
18 Oct 2025, 04:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-10-18 04:15
Updated : 2026-01-05 19:27
NVD link : CVE-2017-20207
Mitre link : CVE-2017-20207
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-20207
JSON object : View
Products Affected
dancoulter
- flickr_gallery
CWE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
