Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List <= 1.5.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'videowhisper_pictures' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Peter Thaleikis
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f721733-2245-4d8d-9881-91cc0b48551b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/picture-gallery/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L49
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3218329%40picture-gallery&new=3218329%40picture-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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