#VU69613 Cross-site scripting in Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape


Published: 2022-11-25

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69613

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41785

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: galleryape

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape: 2.2.1 - 2.2.8


External links
http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gallery-images-ape/wordpress-gallery-images-ape-plugin-2-2-8-auth-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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