Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4166Contest 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 19.1.5.1, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1 do not escape the addCountS POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in 4_activate.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/6e7de2bb-5f71-4c27-ae79-4f6b2ba7f86f exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://bulletin.iese.de/post/contest-gallery_19-1-4-1_12