# CVE-2021-24293: NextGEN Gallery Pro < 3.1.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Reflected XSS in NextGEN Gallery Pro allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via the shipping address name field.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-85gc-chp6-6mm9

## What is CVE-2021-24293?

CVE-2021-24293 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro, published on 5 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In the eCommerce module of the NextGEN Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 3.1.11, there is an action to call get_cart_items via photocrati_ajax , after that the settings[shipping_address][name] is able to inject malicious javascript.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Imagely Nextgen Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro

- [CVE-2013-3684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3684/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14314/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10889/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-1784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1784/): File upload in nextgen-gallery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-35942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35942/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24293 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro, published on 5 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.