Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-5442NextGEN Gallery < 3.59.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 3.59.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes | 0 – before 3.59.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4f1fa417-f760-4132-95c2-a38d0b631263/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description