Stored cross-site scripting in Gallery PhotoBlocks plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Gallery PhotoBlocks WordPress plugin from 1.3.5 before 1.3.6 does not sanitize or escape a gallery setting before writing it into an HTML attribute (CWE-79). A user with Contributor-level access or higher can store JavaScript that runs in the browser of anyone who views a page containing the gallery, including administrators. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Gallery PhotoBlocks WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not sanitize and escape one of its gallery settings before outputting it into an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of anyone who views a page containing the gallery, including administrators.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Gallery PhotoBlocks | 1.3.5 to before 1.3.6 | 1.3.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Gallery PhotoBlocks VendorUnknown Affected 1.3.5 to before 1.3.6 Fixed in 1.3.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Gallery PhotoBlocks to version 1.3.6, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Gallery PhotoBlocks (Unknown) Fixed in 1.3.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107323
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-pccf-qp9v-4p26
- 2026-10-11 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-11 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-107323 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107323 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pccf-qp9v-4p26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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