Piwigo: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via pwg.history.search API
Priority HIGH 72CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Piwigo is an open source photo gallery application for the web. Prior to version 16.3.0, the pwg.history.search API method in Piwigo is registered without the admin_only option, allowing unauthenticated users to access the full browsing history of all gallery visitors. This issue has been patched in version 16.3.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01641 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Piwigo (Piwigo): 16.3.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Piwigo (Piwigo) Fixed in 16.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27833
References
More Piwigo vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-16500 Piwigo 13.6.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via in the "profile" function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16499 Piwigo 13.6.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via /admin/permalinks.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23899 Piwigo Reflected XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-38673 Piwigo is vulnerable to one-click account takeover by modifying the password-reset link CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-32356 Piwigo v14.5.0 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the Edit album function. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11988 Piwigo before 13.6.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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