Piwigo: SQL Injection in pwg.users.getList API Method via filter Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Piwigo is an open source photo gallery application for the web. Prior to version 16.3.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the pwg.users.getList Web Service API method. The filter parameter is directly concatenated into a SQL query without proper sanitization, allowing authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This issue has been patched in version 16.3.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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-2026-27834
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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