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CVE-2022-4162: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-4162 affects the Contest Gallery WordPress plugin (both regular and Pro versions) before version 19.1.5.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 5, 2022. The affected plugins fail to properly escape the cgrow POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in the 3row-order.php file (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an SQL Injection (SQLI) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The issue stems from improper handling of the cgrow POST parameter in the 3row-order.php file, which is directly concatenated into SQL queries without proper escaping (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows malicious users with at least author privileges to potentially leak sensitive information from the site's database through SQL injection attacks (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 19.1.5.1 of both Contest Gallery and Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugins. Site administrators are advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential attacks (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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