Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Author+ SQL Injection
CVE-2022-4159

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Contest Gallery
Contest Gallery Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 December 2022

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

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_id 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.

Affected Version(s)

Contest Gallery 0 < 19.1.5.1

Contest Gallery Pro 0 < 19.1.5.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-4159 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2e993280-1007-4e9d-9ca6-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/contest-gallery_19-1-4-1_8

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kunal Sharma (University of Kaiserslautern)
Daniel Krohmer (Fraunhofer IESE)
WPScan
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