Photo Gallery by 10Web <= 1.5.87 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via bwg_tag_id_bwg_thumbnails_0 Parameter

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2022-0169
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	February 15, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Krzysztof Zając

Description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 does not validate and escape the bwg_tag_id_bwg_thumbnails_0 parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the bwg_frontend_data AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	photo-gallery (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 1.6.0
Patched Version	1.6.0

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