CVE-2022-3991 Photospace Gallery <= 2.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts into Photospace Gallery settings, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3991?
CVE-2022-3991 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in deanoakley Photospace Gallery, published on 29 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Photospace Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its settings parameters saved via the update() function in versions up to, and including, 2.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Photospace Gallery Project Photospace Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3991 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-2022-3991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in deanoakley Photospace Gallery
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86xj-57mh-7xc3.