Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged user
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DeliveryInject malicious script into gallery input
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ExploitPayload stored unsanitized in plugin
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ExecutionAdmin or visitor loads affected page
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ImpactScript executes in victim's browser context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account with at least low privileges (CVSS PR:L) that can submit data to the plugin, plus subsequent user interaction (UI:R) - a victim such as an administrator or site visitor must load the page rendering the stored payload for the script to fire. The available sources do not name the exact Gallery PhotoBlocks field, setting, or feature that accepts the unsanitized input, so the precise injection vector is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: the attacker cannot act fully unauthenticated, the payload only triggers when a victim views the affected content, and the plugin must be installed and active; the scope change (S:C) means impact lands in the viewer's context. No fixed version is listed in the provided data, so updating cannot be confirmed as an available remediation from input alone. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Stored XSS (CWE-79) in the Gallery PhotoBlocks WordPress plugin, scored CVSS 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. Per the CVSS vector, exploitation is network-based and low-complexity but requires an authenticated account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), with a scope change (S:C) reflecting that injected script executes in another user's browser/security context. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', indicating a routine-priority patch item rather than an emergency. No EPSS score was supplied, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and the only reference is the Patchstack advisory - not verified working exploit code - so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The combination of partial C/I/A impact (each :L), required privileges, and required user interaction keeps real-world risk moderate: this is a legitimate hygiene fix, not a drop-everything emergency. Missing signals to note explicitly: EPSS probability is absent, and no fixed version is disclosed in the available data ('from n/a through 1.3.7'), so remediation status cannot be confirmed from input alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged authenticated account (e.g., contributor/author-level) submits a crafted payload into a Gallery PhotoBlocks input that is stored without proper neutralization. When an administrator or other user later views the page or admin screen rendering that gallery data, the script executes in their browser session (scope change), enabling actions such as session/cookie theft or admin-context operations. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis; only a Patchstack advisory reference exists. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the WP Chill Gallery PhotoBlocks WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.3.7, lets an authenticated low-privileged user persist script payloads that run in another user's browser when the affected gallery content is rendered. CVSS 3.1 rates it 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), with the scope change reflecting that impact lands in the viewer's session rather than in the plugin itself. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and no fixed version appears in the available sources, so the vendor's Patchstack advisory remains the authoritative reference for remediation status.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the provided data, so a fixed release cannot be confirmed from these sources; check the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/photoblocks-grid-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-gallery-photoblocks-plugin-1-3-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for the current fixed version and upgrade Gallery PhotoBlocks once one is published, since the plugin is affected through 1.3.7. Because the assessed prerequisites require an authenticated account with at least low privileges (PR:L) to submit the malicious content, restricting which roles can create or edit gallery content to trusted users reduces the injection surface until a fix is available, as does removing or deactivating the plugin on sites that do not need it. Note that these measures only limit who can plant a payload - they do not remediate the missing output encoding, and any stored payload already in the database would still fire for viewers until the plugin is fixed or the affected content is purged.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation, in its stored form: data accepted by the Gallery PhotoBlocks plugin is persisted and later emitted into generated HTML without adequate encoding, so a script payload survives across requests and executes for whoever loads the rendered page. The affected component is the WordPress plugin identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:wp_chill:gallery_photoblocks (version range through 1.3.7; ENISA EUVD records the affected range as 'Gallery PhotoBlocks 0 ≤ 1.3.7'). Per the assessed CVSS vector, the attacker needs an authenticated account with at least low privileges (PR:L) to reach the input path, and delivery requires a victim - for example an administrator reviewing gallery content or a site visitor viewing a page - to load the rendered output (UI:R). The available sources do not name the specific Gallery PhotoBlocks field, block attribute, setting, or request handler that accepts the unsanitized input, so the precise injection vector and the exact rendering sink are not described in the available sources. Because the vector is scope-changed (S:C), the script executes in the security context of the viewing user's session, which is why a low-privileged injection point can still affect higher-privileged viewers.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated low-priv user stores the payload (PR:L), a victim must view it (UI:R), script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact typical of stored XSS.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Chill Gallery PhotoBlocks photoblocks-grid-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gallery PhotoBlocks: from n/a through 1.3.7.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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NVD
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