{"id":"CVE-2022-23513","aliases":["EUVD-2022-28554","GHSA-6qh8-6rrj-7497"],"status":"published","title":"Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint","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:\n`/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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.42251,"percentile":0.98709,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"published":"2022-12-22T23:17:19Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:27Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-51705","title":"AdminLTE PiHole 5.18 - Broken Access Control","type":"webapps","platform":"php","date":"2023-09-04","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51705"}],"products":[{"vendor":"pi-hole","product":"adminlte"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/security/advisories/GHSA-6qh8-6rrj-7497","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v5.18","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174460/AdminLTE-PiHole-Broken-Access-Control.html","tags":["x_transferred","Exploit","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/23xxx/CVE-2022-23513.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23513","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23513","title":"Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint","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:\n`/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.","status":"published","published":"2022-12-22T23:17:19.812Z","modified":"2025-04-15T13:32:52.3Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:29.842547Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-28554","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:\n`/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.","status":"published","published":"2022-12-22T23:17:19Z","modified":"2025-04-15T13:32:52Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:30.575698Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23513","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:\n`/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.","status":"published","published":"2022-12-23T00:15:08.747Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:30:16.493Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:34.388163Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23513","title":"Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint","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:\n`/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.","status":"published","published":"2022-12-22T23:17:19.812Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:27.64561384Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:24.061177Z"}]}}