Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4156Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Contest Gallery from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1 do not escape the user_id POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in ajax-functions-backend.php. This may allow malicious users with at least author privilege to leak sensitive information from the site's database.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Contest Gallery | 0 – before 19.1.5.1 |
| Unknown | Contest Gallery Pro | 0 – before 19.1.5.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/254f6e8b-5fa9-4d6d-8e0e-1a4cae18aee0 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://bulletin.iese.de/post/contest-gallery_19-1-4-1_1