# CVE-2021-40313: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the pwg_token parameter in the admin batch manager, potentially accessing or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 6 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94pj-f7mj-c6q8

## What is CVE-2021-40313?

CVE-2021-40313 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 6 Dec 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Piwigo v11.5 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the parameter pwg_token in /admin/batch_manager_global.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40313?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Piwigo Piwigo.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-40313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-40313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40313 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-2021-40313 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-40313 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 6 Dec 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40313 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-2021-40313/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40313/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40313
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40313
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40313

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40313/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.