XSS in Piwigo
CVE-2024-26450
An issue exists within Piwigo before v.14.2.0 allowing a malicious user to take over the application. This exploit involves chaining a Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability to issue a Stored Cross Site Scripting payload stored within an Admin user's dashboard, executing remote JavaScript. This can be used to upload a new PHP file under an administrator and directly call that file from the victim's instance to connect back to a malicious listener.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Piwigo
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-26450?
- CVE-2024-26450 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Piwigo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-26450?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-26450 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.