Contest Gallery Plugin/Contest Gallery Pro Plugin up to 19.1.4 on WordPress POST Parameter edit-options.php option_id sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Contest Gallery Plugin and Contest Gallery Pro Plugin up to 19.1.4 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file edit-options.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. Such manipulation of the argument option_id leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-4152. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Contest Gallery Plugin and Contest Gallery Pro Plugin up to 19.1.4 on WordPress (Photo Gallery Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file edit-options.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument option_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 19.1.5, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5 do not escape the option_id POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in edit-options.php. This may allow malicious users with at least author privilege to leak sensitive information from the site's database.

The weakness was published 12/26/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-4152 since 11/28/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

By approaching the search of inurl:edit-options.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 19.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Contest Gallery Plugin/Contest Gallery Pro Plugin 19.1.5

Timelineinfo

11/28/2022 🔍
12/26/2022 +28 days 🔍
12/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2025 +840 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216800

Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2022 17:30
Updated: 04/14/2025 16:24
Changes: 12/26/2022 17:30 (43), 04/14/2025 16:24 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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