Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-74920Document Gallery <= 5.1.1 - Reflected XSS via data-shortcode Attribute
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in Document Gallery from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against any visitor, including a logged-in administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Document Gallery | 0 – through 5.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa80cef6-b2fd-47ef-bac9-53438aa27573/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description