CVE-2022-42485 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-42485: WordPress Gallery with thumbnail slider Plugin <= 6.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Galaxy Weblinks

Product Gallery with thumbnail slider

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+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Galaxy Weblinks Gallery with thumbnail slider plugin <= 6.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gallery with thumbnail slider versions 6.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low-level user access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality and integrity of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users' sessions and data can be compromised if they view pages with injected malicious content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level user account access and victim must view a page containing the injected script.

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-2022-42485 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-42485

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions