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

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
—	Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery	1.6.0 – < 1.6.0	1.6.0

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-0169)
auxiliary/gather/wp_photo_gallery_sqli

GitHub 1 repository

X3RX3SSec/CVE-2022-0169 ★ 3 · Jul 9, 2025

CVE-2022-0169 - WordPress Photo Gallery SQLi PoC

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Automated scanner template

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Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.6.0 - SQL Injection http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0169.yaml

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