cve-2026-74920
HIGH CVSS 7.1 nvd
Description
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against any visitor, including a logged-in administrator.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-10-15
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-15
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
Affected Products
No product information available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
2.8 | 3.7 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Source identifier
contact@wpscan.com
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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