CVE-2017-20250 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-20250

WordPress Plugin Mac Photo Gallery 3.0 Arbitrary File Download

Vulnerability Description

Mac Photo Gallery 3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files by manipulating the albid parameter. Attackers can send requests to macdownload.php with directory traversal sequences to access sensitive files like wp-load.php outside the intended plugin directory.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ihsan Sencan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Mac Photo Gallery
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 9th, 2026
Last Modified: June 9th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)