CVE-2023-3499 Robo Gallery < 3.2.16 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Rbs Image Gallery plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3499?
CVE-2023-3499 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery, Images, Slider in Rbs Image Gallery, published on 4 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Photo Gallery, Images, Slider in Rbs Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Robogallery Robo Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3499 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-2023-3499 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3499 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Photo Gallery, Images, Slider in Rbs Image Gallery
- CVE-2023-27620 WordPress Robo Gallery Plugin <= 3.2.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-3896 Cross-site scripting in Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider
- CVE-2024-22295 WordPress Robo Gallery Plugin <= 3.2.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-45804 WordPress Robo Gallery Plugin <= 3.2.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6593-m9wf-6mf9.