What is CVE-2022-41785?

CVE-2022-41785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-41785?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-41785 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape

CVE-2022-41785

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape plugin <= 2.2.8 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gallery-images-ape/wordpress-gallery-imag… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41785?: CVE-2022-41785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-41785?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41785 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.