Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Contributor authentication required (PR:L), scope changes to victim browser (S:C); XSS does not directly cause availability impact so A:N is more accurate.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Mosaic Gallery – Advanced Gallery <= 1.2.0 versions.
AnalysisAI
Stored or reflected Cross-Site Scripting in the Mosaic Gallery - Advanced Gallery WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.2.0) is exploitable by authenticated users holding a Contributor role. A Contributor-level attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into gallery content, which executes in the browsers of higher-privileged users - such as editors or administrators - who subsequently view the affected page, enabling session hijacking or unauthorized administrative action. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) indicates that user-supplied input is rendered into HTML output without adequate sanitization or encoding. The Mosaic Gallery - Advanced Gallery plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:misbah_wp:mosaic_gallery_-_advanced_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), developed by misbah_wp, provides image gallery functionality within WordPress. In WordPress, the Contributor role can draft and submit content including shortcodes or block attributes but cannot publish independently. If gallery-related input fields fail to sanitize stored or reflected values, a Contributor can persist a payload that fires whenever a privileged user (editor, admin) renders that content. The CVSS scope value S:C confirms the vulnerability crosses the trust boundary of the plugin into the victim's browser execution context.
RemediationAI
Update the Mosaic Gallery - Advanced Gallery plugin to the latest available version via the WordPress plugin repository or per the vendor's published patch, once confirmed beyond version 1.2.0. No exact patched version number is confirmed in the available data - verify the current release at the WordPress plugin directory or the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mosaic-gallery-advanced-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-mosaic-gallery-8211-advanced-gallery-plugin-1-2-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability before upgrading. As a compensating control while awaiting a confirmed patch, restrict Contributor role assignment to fully trusted users only and audit existing accounts for unrecognized contributors; this eliminates the PR:L attack vector entirely. Alternatively, temporarily deactivating the plugin removes the vulnerable attack surface at the cost of disabling gallery functionality.
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-41311
GHSA-7895-6924-w5f6