Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-43018

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 29 July 2025

Published
29 July 2025
Modified
06 August 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0013 32.3th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-43018 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo. Its CVSS base score is 6.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Discovery (T1087); ranked at the 32.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Piwigo 13.8.0 and below is vulnerable to SQL Injection in the parameters max_level and min_register. These parameters are used in ws_user_gerList function from file include\ws_functions\pwg.users.php and this same function is called by ws.php file at some point can be used…

more

for searching users in advanced way in /admin.php?page=user_list.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1087 Account Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment.
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T1082 System Information Discovery Discovery
An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and architecture.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection in user list query (ws_user_getList) enables account discovery (T1087), system information discovery via DB queries (T1082), collection of data from databases (T1213.006), and exploitation of the remote web service for potential code execution and information disclosure (T1210).

Affected Assets

piwigo
piwigo
≤ 13.8.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References