CVE-2022-36394

WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 17.0.4 - Authenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability

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Published Aug 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Authenticated (author+) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in Contest Gallery plugin <= 17.0.4 at WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Contest Gallery

Contest Gallery (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 17.0.4`	affected	≤ 17.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 17.0.5 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39107	Authenticated (author+) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in Contest Gallery plugin <= 17.0.4 at WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.965% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contest-gallery/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-17-0-4-authenticated-sql-injection-sqli-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/contest-gallery/#developers

History

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Contest-gallery Contest Gallery

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Aug 23, 2022, 3:47 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Aug 9, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:00 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:00 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 23, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

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