Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-78187Piwigo Public Authentication cross site scripting
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in Piwigo. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in Piwigo 16.3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Public Authentication Page. Such manipulation of the argument lang leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 16.4.0 will fix this issue. The name of the patch is 5277a7dee4b8f1a174f1d69e1e2a4e1c82a3fc9e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-394569 | Piwigo Public Authentication cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-394569 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-78187 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #885228 | Piwigo 16.3.0 Cross Site Scripting third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/security/advisories/GHSA-rr39-mf4j-6594 related
- https://github.com/Leousum/VulnPoC/blob/main/Piwigo%2016.3.0/reflected_XSS.md exploit
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/5277a7dee4b8f1a174f1d69e1e2a4e1c82a3fc9e patch
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/releases/tag/16.4.0 patch
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/ product