CVE-2024-12403

Summary

CVE-2024-12403 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Image Gallery – Responsive Photo Gallery plugin for WordPress. Versions up to 1.0.5 are impacted by this issue. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'awsmgallery' parameter. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting arbitrary web scripts, which can be executed when users are tricked into performing specific actions, such as clicking on malicious links. This could potentially lead to data theft, account takeover, and other malicious activities. Users are advised to update the plugin to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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