Check Point Advisories

WordPress Contest Gallery Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2022-4153; CVE-2022-4156; CVE-2022-4158; CVE-2022-4159; CVE-2022-4160; CVE-2022-4161; CVE-2022-4162; CVE-2022-4163; CVE-2022-4164; CVE-2022-4165; CVE-2022-4166)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0062
Date Published:	23 Mar 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 March, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-4153 CVE-2022-4156 CVE-2022-4158 CVE-2022-4159 CVE-2022-4160 CVE-2022-4161 CVE-2022-4162 CVE-2022-4163 CVE-2022-4164 CVE-2022-4165 CVE-2022-4166
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Contest Gallery plugin prior to 19.1.5.1 WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin prior to 19.1.5.1
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in WordPress Contest 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 Contest Gallery Plugin SQL Injection 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 Contest Gallery Plugin SQL Injection