Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Unauthenticated reflected XSS reachable over the network (AV:N/PR:N) but needs victim interaction (UI:R); script escaping into the user context is a scope change (S:C) with low C/I impact and no genuine availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.02.004 versions.
AnalysisAI
Reflected/unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting in the WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin (versions <= 9.2.02.004) lets a remote attacker inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in a victim's browser session when they interact with a crafted link or request. The CVSS 3.1 vector (PR:N, UI:R, S:C) indicates no authentication is required but the victim must be lured into triggering the payload, and the scope change reflects script execution crossing into the WordPress user's authenticated context. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
WP Photo Album Plus is a WordPress plugin (vendor/author Jacob N. Breetvelt, CPE cpe:2.3:a:jacob_n._breetvelt:wp_photo_album_plus) that adds photo gallery and album management features to WordPress sites. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning user-controllable input is echoed into an HTML response without adequate output encoding or input sanitization. Because the plugin runs inside the WordPress request lifecycle and renders in the site's DOM, injected script executes with the privileges and same-origin context of whoever views the affected page, which is why the CVSS scope is marked Changed (S:C).
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version was identified in the provided input; consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-photo-album-plus-plugin-9-2-02-004-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability) and the plugin's WordPress.org changelog for a release above 9.2.02.004, then upgrade to that fixed version once confirmed. Until a patched release is verified, apply compensating controls: place the site behind a WAF (such as Patchstack, Wordfence, or Cloudflare) with a rule to strip or block script-like payloads in requests to the plugin's endpoints, which may cause false positives on legitimate gallery parameters; restrict access to WordPress admin pages via IP allowlisting to reduce the chance an authenticated admin triggers the payload; and add a strict Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline script, which mitigates injected scripts but can break themes/plugins that rely on inline JavaScript. If the plugin is not essential, deactivating and removing it eliminates the exposure entirely at the cost of losing gallery functionality.
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-41286
GHSA-q6wq-9wp2-44h8