The Configuration component of Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the admin/configuration.php order_by array parameter.

published 2017-12-21 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8974

cvss: 4.9; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Configuration component of Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the admin/configuration.php order_by array parameter. An attacker can exploit this to gain access to the data in a connected MySQL database.

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo@91ef790 commit

Exploit prediction

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/sahildhar/sahildhar.github.io/blob/master/research/reports/Piwigo_2.9.2/Multiple%20SQL%20Injection%20Vulnerabilities%20in%20Piwigo%202.9.2.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	4.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/91ef7909a5c51203f330cbecf986472900b60983
third-party-advisory
github.com /sahildhar/sahildhar.github.io/blob/master/research/reports/Piwigo_2.9.2/Multiple%20SQL%20Injection%20Vulnerab
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/826
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-17823
NVD CVE-2017-17823

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Summary