XSS in Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery
CVE-2024-1487
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% 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
- Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery
- Photos And Files Contest Gallery — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/c028cd73-f30a-4c8b-870f-3071055f0496/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1487?
- CVE-2024-1487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1487?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-1487 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.