CVE-2024-5426 Cross-site scripting in Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery

Medium 6.4 Published 7 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads, leading to code execution or account takeover when users view the gallery.

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-2024-5426?

CVE-2024-5426 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery, published on 7 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘svg’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.23 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. By default, this can only be exploited by administrators, but the ability to use and configure Photo Gallery can be extended to contributors on pro versions of the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5426?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 10web Photo Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5426 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-2024-5426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rfg3-rpcj-q476.