Album and Image Gallery plus Lightbox <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The The Album and Image Gallery plus Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin | Album and Image Gallery Plus Lightbox | up to 2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Album and Image Gallery Plus Lightbox VendorWP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin Affected up to 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:essentialplugin:album_and_image_gallery_plus_lightbox:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | before 2.1 | Vulnerable | WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin |
- cpe:2.3:a:essentialplugin:album_and_image_gallery_plus_lightbox:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.1 Vulnerable ·WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvx5-mmf7-496q
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album-slider.php#L207
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album.php#L185
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3097986%40album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox&new=3097986%40album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2024-4194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvx5-mmf7-496q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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