Responsive Lightbox & Gallery <= 2.4.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
Vulnerability Description
The Responsive Lightbox & Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping affecting the rl_upload_image AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the 3gp2 file.
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:
- wesley
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4d55309-d178-4b3d-9de6-2cf2769b76fe?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-lightbox/tags/2.4.7/includes/class-remote-library.php#L261
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3137531%40responsive-lightbox&new=3137531%40responsive-lightbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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