Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-116563Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes <= 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Comment `title` Attribute via Shutter Lightbox innerHTML

Medium 5.4

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A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery from smub. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the site to have Shutter or Shutter Reloaded selected as the active lightbox, and the injected comment must be approved through WordPress's standard moderation workflow before the payload is rendered to other visitors.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
smub	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery	0 – through 4.5.4

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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