awesomemotive NextGEN Gallery up to 4.2.0 on REST REST API Endpoint /imagely/v1/albums _clean_column orderby sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in awesomemotive NextGEN Gallery up to 4.2.0 on REST and classified as critical. The affected element is the function _clean_column of the file /imagely/v1/albums of the component REST API Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument orderby causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-9059. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in awesomemotive NextGEN Gallery up to 4.2.0 on REST. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _clean_column of the file /imagely/v1/albums of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument orderby with an unknown input 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:

NextGEN Gallery version prior to 4.2.1 are vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection via the 'orderby' parameter on the REST API endpoints '/imagely/v1/galleries' and '/imagely/v1/albums'. The root cause is an insufficient sanitization function ('_clean_column()') in the data mapper layer that uses a character blacklist instead of a whitelist approach. This allows an authenticated attacker with the 'NextGEN Gallery overview' capability (assigned to the Administrator role by default) to inject arbitrary SQL into the 'ORDER BY' clause.

It is possible to read the advisory at tenable.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-9059 since 05/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are 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.

Upgrading to version 4.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Photo Gallery Software

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• awesomemotive

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• NextGEN Gallery

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• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2.0

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