How severe is CVE-2024-12696?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12696 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Videowhisper Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, Ajax Photo List

CVE-2024-12696

The Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's videowhisper_picture_upload_guest shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.22 due t…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Videowhisper Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, Ajax Photo List — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12696?: CVE-2024-12696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videowhisper Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, Ajax Photo List, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-12696?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12696 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.