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

critical Affects photo-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
photo-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.6.0
Fixed in
1.6.0
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 75% (99.5th percentile)
Published
2022-03-14
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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