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TI-2022-03805 Aliases CVE-2022-4159GHSA-9879-5jr5-xwq3

Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Author+ SQL Injection

Priority MEDIUM 62Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1, Contest Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 19.1.5.1 do not escape the cg_id POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in 0_change-gallery.php. This may allow malicious users with at least author privilege to leak sensitive information from the site's database.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00932 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Contest Gallery (Unknown): 19.1.5.1Contest Gallery Pro (Unknown): 19.1.5.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownContest Gallerybefore 19.1.5.119.1.5.1Patch availableCNA
UnknownContest Gallery Probefore 19.1.5.119.1.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • Contest Gallery VendorUnknown Affected before 19.1.5.1 Fixed in 19.1.5.1 Patch available CNA
  • Contest Gallery Pro VendorUnknown Affected before 19.1.5.1 Fixed in 19.1.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 19.1.5.1VulnerableWasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer
cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:*before 19.1.5.1VulnerableWasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Contest Gallery (Unknown) Fixed in 19.1.5.1
  • Fix · CNA Contest Gallery Pro (Unknown) Fixed in 19.1.5.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Contest Gallery, Contest Gallery Pro 19.1.5.1

    15 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 13 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-03804 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Unauthenticated SQL InjectionPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2022-03802 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL InjectionPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2022-03797 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Admin+ SQL InjectionPriority MEDIUM 64
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4159
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9879-5jr5-xwq3

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2022-03804 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03802 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-26556 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 23.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-03797 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03812 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03811 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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