Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Photo Engine Plugin for WordPress by Media Organizer
CVE-2026-111971

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Photo Engine (media Organizer & Lightroom)
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 October 2026

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-111971?

The Photo Engine plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions prior to 6.5.8, lacks proper sanitization and escaping of collection and gallery names. This oversight allows authenticated users with author-level privileges and above to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Such vulnerabilities can lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of the site, posing a significant risk to the integrity of the WordPress installation.

Affected Version(s)

Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 0 < 6.5.8

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-2026-111971 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1b9a655-6a1b-43d9-99ba-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Mahammad Mammadov
WPScan
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