CVE-2024-5968: 10web photo_gallery Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-5968 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in 10web photo_gallery. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 09-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.8.28 does not properly sanitise and escape some of its Gallery settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
10web1 product
- photo_gallery< 1.8.28
Unknown1 product
- photo gallery by 10web< 1.8.28
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/db73e8d8-feb1-4daa-937e-a73969a93bcc/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory