# CVE-2025-14835: WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.1.05.008 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the shortcode parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.

- **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:** 7 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f7fp-6q7q-4mc8

## What is CVE-2025-14835?

CVE-2025-14835 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in opajaap WP Photo Album Plus, published on 7 Jan 2026. 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

The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘shortcode’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.05.008 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14835?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14835?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14835 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14835 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14835 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in opajaap WP Photo Album Plus, published on 7 Jan 2026. 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-2025-14835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 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-2025-14835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14835/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14835
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14835
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14835

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14835/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.