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CVE-2022-2224 - Gallery For Social Photo Plugin

CVE-2022-2224

The WordPress plugin Gallery for Social Photo is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.0.0.27 due to failure to properly check for the existence of a nonce in the function gifeed_duplicate_feed. This make it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate existing posts or pages granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVE-2022-2224

MEDIUM CVSS 5.4 Published 2022-07-18 Updated 2024-11-21
AI Risk Elevated (61/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P3 Priority
Severity Band MEDIUM
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 3
AI Risk Engine Elevated (61/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2022-07-18 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2024-11-21 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-04-11 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 130 days ago

AI enriched 130 days ago (2026-04-11 09:39 UTC)

Technical Summary

The WordPress plugin Gallery for Social Photo is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.0.0.27 due to failure to properly check for the existence of a nonce in the function gifeed_duplicate_feed. This make it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate existing posts or pages granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 61/100 (Elevated, High) with priority P3 Priority. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Gallery For Social Photo PLUGIN · gallery-for-social-photo Affected: <= 1.0.0.27 Fixed version not specified
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