SB2025013137 - Stored cross-site scripting in Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13584)

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 in the "videowhisper_pictures" shortcode. A remote user can inject 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/picture-gallery/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L49
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3218329%40picture-gallery&new=3218329%40picture-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f721733-2245-4d8d-9881-91cc0b48551b?source=cve