Stored XSS in Robo Gallery WordPress plugin gallery settings
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 Robo Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some gallery settings before outputting them on the gallery edit screen. This is a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An attacker with Contributor role or above can store JavaScript that runs in the browser of an administrator who opens the gallery for editing.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Robo Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its gallery settings before outputting them on the gallery edit screen, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the context of an administrator who opens the gallery for editing.
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 | Robo Gallery | before 5.2.6 | 5.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Robo Gallery VendorUnknown Affected before 5.2.6 Fixed in 5.2.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Robo Gallery to version 5.2.6 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Robo Gallery (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Robo Gallery 5.2.6
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-70445 Stored cross-site scripting in Robo Gallery WordPress pluginPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-70444 Stored cross-site scripting in Robo Gallery WordPress plugin via image alt textPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-70443 Stored cross-site scripting in Robo Gallery via image overlay effect metaPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-81156
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-7pc8-9p6q-7m5m
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-81156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-81156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pc8-9p6q-7m5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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