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CVE-2022-4164

Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1 do not escape the cg_multiple_files_for_post POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in 0_change-gallery.php. This may allow malicious users with at least author privilege to leak sensitive information from the site's database.

El complemento Contest Gallery de WordPress anterior a 19.1.5.1 y el complemento de WordPress de Contest Gallery Pro anterior a 19.1.5.1 no escapan del parámetro POST cg_multiple_files_for_post antes de concatenarlo a una consulta SQL en 0_change-gallery.php. Esto puede permitir que usuarios malintencionados con al menos privilegios de autor filtren información confidencial de la base de datos del sitio.

The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 19.1.4.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied cg_multiple_files_for_post parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level privileges or higher to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

*Credits: Kunal Sharma (University of Kaiserslautern), Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE), WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Contest-gallery
Search vendor "Contest-gallery"
 Contest Gallery
Search vendor "Contest-gallery" for product "Contest Gallery"
 < 19.1.5.1
Search vendor "Contest-gallery" for product "Contest Gallery" and version " < 19.1.5.1"
wordpress
Affected
Contest-gallery
Search vendor "Contest-gallery"
 Contest Gallery
Search vendor "Contest-gallery" for product "Contest Gallery"
 < 19.1.5.1
Search vendor "Contest-gallery" for product "Contest Gallery" and version " < 19.1.5.1"
pro, wordpress
Affected