Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Image Gallery Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12403

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Awesome Responsive Photo Gallery – Image & Video Lightbox Gallery
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 January 2025
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What is CVE-2024-12403?

The Image Gallery – Responsive Photo Gallery plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the 'awsmgallery' parameter. This flaw allows attackers to craft malicious scripts that can be executed by users when tricked into clicking on a compromised link, leading to potential unauthorized actions and data exposure. This affects all versions through 1.0.5, highlighting the importance of updating and maintaining secure coding practices.

Affected Version(s)

Awesome Responsive Photo Gallery – Image & Video Lightbox Gallery * <= 1.0.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-respon...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dale Mavers
.