CVE-2023-44244 HIGH

CVE-2023-44244: WordPress FooGallery Plugin <= 2.2.44 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Fooplugins

Product FooGallery

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 2, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FooPlugins FooGallery plugin <= 2.2.44 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

FooGallery versions up to 2.2.44 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into gallery pages. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when visited by a site administrator or user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in the browsers of site visitors or administrators.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be tricked into performing unwanted actions on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must visit a malicious link or page containing the XSS payload; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44244 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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