EUVD-2026-31073
GHSA-q977-85xc-w698
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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2DescriptionNVD
NextGEN Gallery version prior to 4.2.1 are vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection via the 'orderby' parameter on the REST API endpoints '/imagely/v1/galleries' and '/imagely/v1/albums'.
The root cause is an insufficient sanitization function ('_clean_column()') in the data mapper layer that uses a character blacklist instead of a whitelist approach. This allows an authenticated attacker with the 'NextGEN Gallery overview' capability (assigned to the Administrator role by default) to inject arbitrary SQL into the 'ORDER BY' clause.
AnalysisAI
Authenticated SQL injection in NextGEN Gallery (WordPress plugin by Awesome Motive/Imagely) before version 4.2.1 allows attackers holding the 'NextGEN Gallery overview' capability - granted to Administrators by default - to inject arbitrary SQL via the 'orderby' parameter on the '/imagely/v1/galleries' and '/imagely/v1/albums' REST endpoints. CVSS 4.0 rates this 9.3 due to high confidentiality, integrity, and scope impact; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the issue was reported by Tenable Research (TRA-2026-42) and a vendor patch is available.
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Identify all WordPress installations using NextGEN Gallery and document current versions. Within 7 days: Update NextGEN Gallery to version 4.2.1 or later on all affected sites; review administrator role assignments and restrict the 'NextGEN Gallery overview' capability to only essential personnel. …
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