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TI-2024-05058 Aliases CVE-2024-5442GHSA-pc76-wwrm-9rgw

NextGEN Gallery < 3.59.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 3.59.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its 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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (Unknown): 3.59.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownPhoto Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes before 3.59.33.59.3Patch availableCNA
  • Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes VendorUnknown Affected before 3.59.3 Fixed in 3.59.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.59.3VulnerableImagely
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.59.3 Vulnerable ·Imagely

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (Unknown) Fixed in 3.59.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc76-wwrm-9rgw

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-02956 NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-10666 A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Imagely NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.2.11… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02957 NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read and Delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2013-03217 NextGEN Gallery plugin before 1.9.13 for WordPress: ngggallery.php file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-02901 WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-03071 NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
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Sources

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