4Homepages 4images 1.9 categories.php cat_id code injection

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A vulnerability was found in 4Homepages 4images 1.9. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file categories.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument cat_id results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50806. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in 4Homepages 4images 1.9. This affects an unknown code block of the file categories.php. The manipulation of the argument cat_id with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

4images 1.9 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject reverse shell code through template editing functionality. Attackers can save malicious code in the template and execute arbitrary commands by accessing a specific categories.php endpoint with a crafted cat_id parameter.

The weakness was published by Andrey Stoykov as 51147. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50806 since 12/27/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:categories.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51147). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• 4Homepages

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• 4images

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• 1.9

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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