SB2014101801 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin by Gallery Bank

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SB2014101801 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin by Gallery Bank

Published: October 18, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014101801
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8758)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Best Gallery Albums Plugin before 3.0.70for WordPress when processing order_id parameter in the gallery_album_sorting page to wp-admin/admin.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References