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CVE-2022-0169

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-09-10 by GCVE · previdian, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-03-14
  • Fixed in1.6.0
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-1415:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-09-10Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-09-10Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0169?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0169?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
10web photo gallery
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.6< 1.6.01.6.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update 10web photo gallery to 1.6.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedX3RX3SSec/CVE-2022-0169
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/gather/wp_photo_gallery_sqlirank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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

Is CVE-2022-0169 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-0169 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 74.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0169?

CVE-2022-0169 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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