Web-Dorado Photo Gallery by WD - Responsive Photo Gallery up to 1.3.50 on WordPress photo-gallery.php bwg_edit_tag tag_id sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Web-Dorado Photo Gallery by WD - Responsive Photo Gallery up to 1.3.50 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects the function bwg_edit_tag of the file photo-gallery.php. This manipulation of the argument tag_id as part of Parameter causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12977. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Web-Dorado Photo Gallery by WD - Responsive Photo Gallery up to 1.3.50 on WordPress (Photo Gallery Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bwg_edit_tag of the file photo-gallery.php. The manipulation of the argument tag_id as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Web-Dorado "Photo Gallery by WD - Responsive Photo Gallery" plugin before 1.3.51 for WordPress has a SQL injection vulnerability related to bwg_edit_tag() in photo-gallery.php and edit_tag() in admin/controllers/BWGControllerTags_bwg.php. It is exploitable by administrators via the tag_id parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2017. The weakness was shared 08/21/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12977 since 08/20/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 1.3.51 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Photo Gallery Software

Vendor

• Web-Dorado

Name

• Photo Gallery by WD - Responsive Photo Gallery

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.8
• 1.3.9
• 1.3.10
• 1.3.11
• 1.3.12
• 1.3.13
• 1.3.14
• 1.3.15
• 1.3.16
• 1.3.17
• 1.3.18
• 1.3.19
• 1.3.20
• 1.3.21
• 1.3.22
• 1.3.23
• 1.3.24
• 1.3.25
• 1.3.26
• 1.3.27
• 1.3.28
• 1.3.29
• 1.3.30
• 1.3.31
• 1.3.32
• 1.3.33
• 1.3.34
• 1.3.35
• 1.3.36
• 1.3.37
• 1.3.38
• 1.3.39
• 1.3.40
• 1.3.41
• 1.3.42
• 1.3.43
• 1.3.44
• 1.3.45
• 1.3.46
• 1.3.47
• 1.3.48
• 1.3.49
• 1.3.50

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