CVE-2022-41785 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-41785: WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape Plugin <= 2.2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Galleryape

Product Gallery Images Ape

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 21, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape plugin <= 2.2.8 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gallery Images Ape versions up to 2.2.8 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with low-level access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers and affects the site or their accounts.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can be tricked into executing scripts that steal session tokens, modify site content, or perform actions on their behalf.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level user account; victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 21, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41785 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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