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CVE-2022-23513: Pi-Hole/AdminLTE vulnerable due to improper access control in queryads endpoint

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 42.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-12-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

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.

Affected products

• pi-hole AdminLTE: through 5.17

References

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

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