CVE-2024-9769 Video Gallery <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2024-9769?

CVE-2024-9769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in totalsoft Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Vimeo, Video Portfolio, Image Portfolio and Image Gallery, published on 6 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-9769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-9769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 4.4 Published 6 Dec 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via settings in Video Gallery plugin, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-9769?

CVE-2024-9769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in totalsoft Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Vimeo, Video Portfolio, Image Portfolio and Image Gallery, published on 6 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Video Gallery – Best WordPress YouTube Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9769?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Total-Soft Video Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9769 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-2024-9769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x68c-fp73-5cc2.