# CVE-2022-0169: Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.6.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via the bwg_tag_id_bwg_thumbnails_0 parameter in the Photo Gallery by 10Web plugin.

- **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:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3hxm-xw7j-7rgj

## What is CVE-2022-0169?

CVE-2022-0169 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 does not validate and escape the bwg_tag_id_bwg_thumbnails_0 parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the bwg_frontend_data AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0169?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 10web Photo Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0169 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0169 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2022-0169 - WordPress Photo Gallery SQLi PoC (github_poc): https://github.com/X3RX3SSec/CVE-2022-0169
- WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-0169) (metasploit)
- Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.6.0 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0169.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery

- [CVE-2022-1281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1281/): Photo Gallery < 1.6.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24139/): Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.5.55 - 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-2022-0169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0169 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery, published on 14 Mar 2022. 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-2022-0169 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery. 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-2022-0169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0169/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0169

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0169/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.