CVE-2022-23513 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23513: Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint

Vendor Pi-Hole
Product AdminLTE
Weakness CWE-284
Published December 22, 2022
Last update April 15, 2025

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Pi-Hole is a network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware, AdminLTE is a Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and more. In case of an attack, the threat actor will obtain the ability to perform an unauthorized query for blocked domains on `queryads` endpoint. In the case of application, this vulnerability exists because of a lack of validation in code on a root server path: `/admin/scripts/pi-hole/phpqueryads.php.` Potential threat actor(s) are able to perform an unauthorized query search in blocked domain lists. This could lead to the disclosure for any victims' personal blacklists.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 22, 2022 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated