PT-2022-14229 · WordPress · Nextcellent Gallery

Lucy · Published 2022-06-27 · Updated 2022-07-06 · CVE-2022-1971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NextCellent Gallery WordPress plugin versions 1.9.35 and earlier

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example in a multisite setup. This is due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its image settings.

Recommendations For NextCellent Gallery WordPress plugin versions 1.9.35 and earlier, update to a version that addresses the sanitization and escaping of image settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the unfiltered html capability to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1971

Affected Products

Nextcellent Gallery

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bffbbef-7876-43a6-9cb0-6e09bb4ff2b0 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1971 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/32207 · Telegram Post