# CVE-2020-9468: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can modify image information in unauthorized albums by manipulating the image_id parameter in the Piwigo Community plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8qh-vrwv-jwqr

## What is CVE-2020-9468?

CVE-2020-9468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 26 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Community plugin 2.9.e-beta for Piwigo allows users to set image information on images in albums for which they do not have permission, by manipulating the image_id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9468?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Piwigo Piwigo.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Piwigo Piwigo

- [CVE-2014-4648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4648/): Unspecified vulnerability in Piwigo before 2.6.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "security failure." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-33361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33361/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33362/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19213/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32615/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 26 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Piwigo Piwigo. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.