CVE-2022-50892
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVIAVIWEB Wallpaper Admin 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication by manipulating login credentials. Attackers can exploit the login page by injecting 'admin' or 1=1-- - payload to gain unauthorized access to the administrative interface.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceVIAVIWEB Wallpaper Admin 1.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in its login authentication mechanism. Attackers can bypass authentication by injecting SQL payloads such as 'admin' or 1=1-- - into login credential fields, allowing unauthorized administrative access.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed version of Viaviweb Wallpaper AdminCheck the application version by reviewing source files (such as version.php, index.php headers, or admin/about.php), or examine the application banner if displayed on the web interfaceAffected if The application is Viaviweb Wallpaper Admin version 1.0
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Locate the login authentication endpointIdentify the login page URL (commonly /admin/login.php, /login.php, or similar) and confirm it handles username and password credential fieldsAffected if The login page is accessible and accepts user credentials for authentication
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Examine the login authentication code for SQL injection vulnerabilitiesReview the server-side code that processes login credentials (typically in login.php or auth.php). Inspect how SQL queries are constructed - look for direct string concatenation or string interpolation with user input (e.g., $sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='" . $username . "'")Affected if The authentication code uses string concatenation to build SQL queries with user-supplied credentials instead of parameterized queries (prepared statements)
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Verify database user privilegesExamine the database configuration and the database user account used by the application. Check if the database user has unnecessary permissions beyond what is required for authenticationAffected if The application database user has excessive privileges (such as administrative roles or permissions not required for basic authentication)
You are affected if you are running Viaviweb Wallpaper Admin version 1.0 and the login authentication code constructs SQL queries using string concatenation with user input rather than parameterized queries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace string concatenation with parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database queries, especially authentication logic; implement input validation and apply least-privilege database accounts.
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