WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-1282 Modified

Photo Gallery by 10Web: A security weakness

Photo Gallery by 10Web is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Photo Gallery by 10Web
Plugin slug
photo-gallery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 02, 2022
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 02, 2022 and is one of 58 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Photo Gallery by 10Web 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 WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not properly sanitize the $_GET['image_url'] variable, which is reflected back to the users when executing the editimage_bwg AJAX action.

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