CVE-2017-1002011 Cross-site scripting in image-gallery-with-slideshow

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in WordPress image-gallery-with-slideshow plugin allows attackers with gallery modification privileges to inject malicious scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1002011?

CVE-2017-1002011 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Anblik image-gallery-with-slideshow, published on 14 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in wordpress plugin image-gallery-with-slideshow v1.5.2, There is a stored XSS vulnerability via the $value->gallery_name and $value->gallery_description where anyone with privileges to modify or add galleries/images and inject javascript into the database.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1002011?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Anblik Image-Gallery-With-Slideshow.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1002011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1002011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-1002011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1002011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7x7r-fcfg-xc97.

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