CVE-2022-1946 Gallery < 2.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized AJAX parameters in the Gallery WordPress plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1946?
CVE-2022-1946 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails, published on 4 Jul 2022. 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
The Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the response of an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdevart Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1946 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-2022-1946 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1946 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails
- CVE-2024-35750 WordPress Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails plugin <= 2.0.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30550 Cross-site scripting in Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album
- CVE-2023-45630 WordPress Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album Plugin <= 2.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-31120 WordPress Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails plugin <= 2.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37542 WordPress Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails plugin <= 2.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjrj-j2x7-8hj2.