10Web PhotoGallery Plugin up to 1.8.21 on WordPress admin-ajax.php current_url cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in 10Web PhotoGallery Plugin up to 1.8.21 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the file admin-ajax.php. Such manipulation of the argument current_url leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-29832. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in 10Web PhotoGallery Plugin up to 1.8.21 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument current_url with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The current_url parameter of the AJAX call to the GalleryBox action of admin-ajax.php is vulnerable to reflected Cross Site Scripting. The value of the current_url parameter is embedded within an existing JavaScript within the response allowing arbitrary JavaScript to be inserted and executed. No authentication is required to exploit this issue. Note that other parameters within a AJAX call, such as image_id, must be valid for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.

The weakness was disclosed by Appcheck Ltd.. The advisory is available at appcheck-ng.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-29832 since 03/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• 10Web

Name

• PhotoGallery Plugin

Version

• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.8
• 1.8.9
• 1.8.10
• 1.8.11
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.13
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.16
• 1.8.17
• 1.8.18
• 1.8.19
• 1.8.20
• 1.8.21

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