CVE-2025-23597 HIGH

CVE-2025-23597: WordPress Rio Photo Gallery plugin <= 0.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Sabareesha
Product Rio Photo Gallery
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sabareesha Rio Photo Gallery rio-photo-gallery allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Rio Photo Gallery: from n/a through <= 0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Rio Photo Gallery versions 0.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the gallery interface.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser when they visit a crafted link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting the gallery may have their sessions compromised, credentials stolen, or see malicious content injected into the page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page that triggers the vulnerability.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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