Vulnerability in Contest-gallery Contest_gallery
CVE-2022-4156
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 malic…
EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Contest-gallery Contest_gallery
- Unknown Contest Gallery — versions 0
- Unknown Contest Gallery Pro — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4156?
- CVE-2022-4156 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contest-gallery Contest_gallery, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4156?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4156 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.