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CVE-2022-23513

Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint

Published: Dec 22, 2022Updated: Apr 11, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
40.2%
Top 1.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
AdminLTEOn-prem
OSS Libraries
pi-hole
oss-project
AdminLTEOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174460/AdminLTE-PiHole-Broken-Access-Control.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v5.18
github.com
https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/security/advisories/GHSA-6qh8-6rrj-7497
github.com
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