CVE-2022-0169

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

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

74.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-89

Published

2022-03-14

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0b4d870f-eab8-4544-91f8-9c5f0538709c
• X3RX3SSec/CVE-2022-01693★ · 2025-07-09

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0169.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/wp_photo_gallery_sqli.rb

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-1698
• CVE-2023-5360
• CVE-2025-2011
• CVE-2022-0165
• CVE-2022-0173
• CVE-2022-0164