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TI-2022-03812 Aliases CVE-2022-4166GHSA-7hx6-3mh5-45rj

Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - 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 addCountS POST parameter before concatenating it to an SQL query in 4_activate.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-2022-4166
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hx6-3mh5-45rj

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-2022-03811 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03810 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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