# CVE-2026-17013: WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.07.002 - Reflected XSS via lbstart

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via a crafted link, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7x94-87h5-h3g2

## What is CVE-2026-17013?

CVE-2026-17013 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Photo Album Plus, published on 12 Aug 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 WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone who is tricked into opening a crafted link to a page displaying one of its galleries.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17013?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-17013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-17013 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-17013 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-17013 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-17013 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Photo Album Plus, published on 12 Aug 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-17013 exists.

Affected product: Unknown 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-2026-17013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17013/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17013
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17013
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-17013

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17013/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.