# CVE-2021-24139: Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.5.55 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Photo Gallery plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r2x-685x-rf8p

## What is CVE-2021-24139?

CVE-2021-24139 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web, published on 18 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unvalidated input in the Photo Gallery (10Web Photo Gallery) WordPress plugin, versions before 1.5.55, leads to SQL injection via the frontend/models/model.php bwg_search_x parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24139?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 10web Photo Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24139?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24139 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24139 exists.

Public exploit code:

- 10Web Photo Gallery < 1.5.55 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24139.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web

- [CVE-2022-1281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1281/): Photo Gallery < 1.6.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0169/): Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.6.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16119/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14313/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0221/): Photo Gallery by 10Web - Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery <= 1.8.19 - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Rename (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24139 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24139 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web, published on 18 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24139 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web. 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-2021-24139/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24139/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24139
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24139
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24139

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24139/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.