Check Point Advisories

WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-1281)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0845
Date Published:	9 Nov 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 19 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-1281
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Photo Gallery plugin through 1.6.3
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in WordPress Photo Gallery plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-1281) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-1281)