# CVE-2023-49813: WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin <= 8.5.02.005 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Stored XSS in WP Photo Album Plus allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hq64-qw75-h6q8

## What is CVE-2023-49813?

CVE-2023-49813 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in J.N. Breetvelt a.k.a. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus, published on 14 Dec 2023. 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in J.N. Breetvelt a.K.A. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Photo Album Plus: from n/a through 8.5.02.005.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49813?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wppa Wp Photo Album Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49813?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in J.N. Breetvelt a.k.a. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus

- [CVE-2024-10958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10958/): WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.8.08.007 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via getshortcodedrenderedfenodelay (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-37416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37416/): WordPress WP Photo Album Plus plugin <= 8.8.00.002 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-4037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4037/): WP Photo Album Plus <= 8.7.02.003 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-25115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25115/): WP Photo Album Plus < 8.0.10 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-49812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49812/): WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin <= 8.5.02.005 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49813 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49813 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in J.N. Breetvelt a.k.a. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus, published on 14 Dec 2023. 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-2023-49813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: J.N. Breetvelt a.k.a. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus. 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-2023-49813/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49813/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49813
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49813
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49813

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49813/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.