Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4152Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.1% 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, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5 do not escape the option_id POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in edit-options.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 |
| Unknown | Contest Gallery Pro | 0 – before 19.1.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4b058966-0859-42ed-a796-b6c6cb08a9fc exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://bulletin.iese.de/post/contest-gallery_19-1-4-1_4