CVE-2022-36292 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36292: WordPress Gallery PhotoBlocks plugin <= 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities

Vendor Wpchill

Product Gallery PhotoBlocks (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published August 23, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in WPChill Gallery PhotoBlocks plugin <= 1.2.6 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gallery PhotoBlocks versions up to 1.2.6 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in WordPress admin, performs unwanted actions within the plugin without the admin's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged into WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions in the plugin on behalf of a logged-in WordPress admin.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or data if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker's malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 23, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36292 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-36292

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions