CVE-2022-23513

MEDIUM

Pi-hole AdminLTE < 5.17 - Unauthenticated Improper Access Control in queryads Endpoint

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-23513. PoCs published by kv1to.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a broken access control vulnerability in Pi-hole's AdminLTE interface, allowing unauthorized queries to the queryads.php endpoint to retrieve blocked domain information without proper authentication.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by kv1to · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51705

This exploit demonstrates a broken access control vulnerability in Pi-hole's AdminLTE interface, allowing unauthorized queries to the queryads.php endpoint to retrieve blocked domain information without proper authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Pi-hole AdminLTE v5.14.2, FTL v5.19.2, Web Interface v5.17
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Pi-hole admin interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.1392
EPSS Percentile 94.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
pi-hole/adminlte < 5.17
Published Dec 23, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026