SQL injection in Piwigo - CVE-2023-37270
Published: July 7, 2023 / Updated: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127936
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37270
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL statements.
The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in the /identification.php endpoint when recording user information during administrator screen login through the User-Agent header. A remote user can send a specially crafted login request with a malicious User-Agent header to execute arbitrary SQL statements.
The issue is reachable by users who can log in to the administrator screen, including users with low privileges.
Affected software
Piwigo
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37270
Install security update from vendor's website.
Piwigo - update to 13.8.0