OrdaSoft Joomla Gallery Extension up to 6.2.6 mod_osgallery_search getVar sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in OrdaSoft Joomla Gallery Extension up to 6.2.6. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is the function getVar of the component mod_osgallery_search. Performing a manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-88854. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OrdaSoft Joomla Gallery Extension up to 6.2.6. This affects the function getVar of the component mod_osgallery_search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla Extension - OrdaSoft.com - Unauthenticated SQL Injection in OrdaSoft Joomla Gallery extension for Joomla < 6.2.7 - The extensions showSearchResult() and showSearchResultAjax() read the textsearch/searchText request parameter with $input->getVar(), which is not a real Joomla filter method and falls through to a filter that strips HTML tags but does not touch quotes or SQL syntax. The value is concatenated directly into a LIKE clause with no escaping. The endpoint requires no login of any kind: mod_osgallery_search is a public, commonly-published search box. Any anonymous site visitor can inject a UNION SELECT and read arbitrary database content.

It is possible to read the advisory at OrdaSoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-88854 since 09/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2026-83767). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Photo Gallery Software

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• OrdaSoft

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• Joomla Gallery Extension

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• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.6

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• open-source

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