What happened
The Gallery PhotoBlocks WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not sanitize and escape one of its gallery settings before outputting it into an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of anyone who views a page containing the gallery, including administrators.
Affected versions
Gallery PhotoBlocks: 1.3.5 through before 1.3.6 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.
Source timeline
CVE record published by NVDView source ↗
Record history
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