WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24291 Modified

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery: Cross-site scripting

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Plugin slug
photo-gallery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 14, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 14, 2021 and is one of 58 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.5.69 was vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues via the gallery_id, tag, album_id and _id GET parameters passed to the bwg_frontend_data AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users)

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources