CVE-2022-2224 in Gallery for Social Photo
Summary
by MITRE • 07/18/2022
The WordPress plugin Gallery for Social Photo is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.0.0.27 due to failure to properly check for the existence of a nonce in the function gifeed_duplicate_feed. This make it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate existing posts or pages granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/08/2026
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-2224 affects the Gallery for Social Photo WordPress plugin, specifically targeting versions up to and including 1.0.0.27. This represents a critical security flaw that undermines the integrity of WordPress site administration by exploiting a fundamental weakness in the plugin's request validation mechanism. The issue manifests within the gifeed_duplicate_feed function where proper nonce verification is absent, creating a pathway for malicious actors to manipulate the plugin's functionality without authentication.
Cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities occur when an application fails to validate that requests originate from legitimate sources, allowing attackers to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. In this case, the absence of nonce validation in the gifeed_duplicate_feed function means that any unauthenticated attacker can potentially duplicate existing posts or pages by tricking an administrator into performing actions such as clicking malicious links. The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to implement proper anti-CSRF protection mechanisms, which is a well-documented weakness that aligns with CWE-352, the Common Weakness Enumeration identifier for Cross-Site Request Forgery.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data duplication, as it can enable attackers to manipulate content, potentially introducing malicious code or spam into the affected WordPress sites. When an administrator clicks on a crafted link, the malicious request can execute within the context of their authenticated session, allowing unauthorized modifications to the site's content management system. This creates significant risk for site owners who may not be aware of the malicious activity occurring through their administrative sessions, particularly since the vulnerability does not require authentication to exploit.
From a threat modeling perspective, this vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078.004 which describes legitimate credentials use for lateral movement and privilege escalation. The attack vector leverages the administrator's trust relationship with the WordPress plugin, making it particularly dangerous as it operates within the legitimate administrative context. Organizations should consider implementing additional security controls such as web application firewalls and monitoring for unusual administrative activities. The remediation strategy requires immediate patching of the plugin to version 1.0.0.28 or later, as well as implementing proper nonce validation throughout the plugin's functions to prevent similar issues from occurring in future releases.