Vulnerability CVE-2022-4156


Published: 2022-12-26

Description:
The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1 do not escape the user_id POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in ajax-functions-backend.php. This may allow malicious users with at least author privilege to leak sensitive information from the site's database.

Type:

CWE-89

(Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))

 References:
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/254f6e8b-5fa9-4d6d-8e0e-1a4cae18aee0
https://bulletin.iese.de/post/contest-gallery_19-1-4-1_1

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