CVE-2025-11834 WP AD Gallery <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the ad-gallery shortcode, 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-2025-11834?
CVE-2025-11834 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wiellyam WP AD Gallery, published on 22 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP AD Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'startindex' parameter of the ad-gallery shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access 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-2025-11834?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11834?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11834 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-2025-11834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2fc-r96m-36hf.