Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Smooth Gallery Replacement Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-8032

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Smooth Gallery Replacement
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-8032?

The Smooth Gallery Replacement plugin for WordPress lacks essential CSRF checks, leading to potential exploitation where attackers can craft malicious requests. This can allow authenticated administrators to inadvertently execute stored XSS payloads, compromising the security of the website. The absence of proper input sanitization and output escaping exacerbates this risk, making it crucial for users to update their installations to maintain the security of their site.

Affected Version(s)

Smooth Gallery Replacement 0 <= 1.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-8032 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c9120b1-ca81-411b-a2e2-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

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

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Daniel Ruf
WPScan
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CVE-2024-8032 : Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Smooth Gallery Replacement Plugin for WordPress