CVE-2026-44642
When database upgrades are pending, a crafted query result can satisfy the status and password checks, set PHPWG_IN_UPGRADE, and authorize upgrade execution without valid administrator credentials.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Piwigo is a full featured open source photo gallery application for the web. Prior to 16.4.0, check_upgrade_access_rights() in admin/include/functions_upgrade.php conditionally escapes the submitted username only when the removed get_magic_quotes_gpc function exists, so PHP 8 and later concatenate an unauthenticated username directly into the upgrade authentication SQL query. When database upgrades are pending, a crafted query result can satisfy the status and password checks, set PHPWG_IN_UPGRADE, and authorize upgrade execution without valid administrator credentials. This can cause unauthorized database integrity changes and service disruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.4.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS moved from 1.3% on 26 September 2026 to 1.3% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/1ff9d04534feb5f8f3cc2d3613c0fe8b51a1c0ba
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/2cfa7a3d194c8b95edde43038d8f5be5a359e785
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/releases/tag/16.4.0
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-6wj3-7fhw-gfpm
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-6wj3-7fhw-gfpm
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.