# CVE-2022-2190: Envira Gallery Lite < 1.8.4.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via reflected XSS in the Envira Gallery Lite WordPress plugin.

- **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:** 31 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qqx8-xhrr-9m9m

## What is CVE-2022-2190?

CVE-2022-2190 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery, published on 31 Oct 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 Plugin for WordPress plugin before 1.8.4.7 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2190?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enviragallery Envira Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2190 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2190 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery

- [CVE-2021-24126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24126/): Envira Gallery Lite < 1.8.3.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-35581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35581/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-35582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35582/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-9334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9334/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-3899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3899/): Envira Gallery < 1.8.15 - Author+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2190 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2190 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2190 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery. 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-2022-2190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2190/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2190
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2190
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2190

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2190/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.