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Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress Books Gallery plugin

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Books Gallery (wp-books-gallery) by Hossni Mubarak contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw, tracked as CWE-79, in all versions from n/a through 4.8.4. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C) requires an attacker with low privileges and user interaction, and it changes the scope, with low impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. The base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM). CISA has not added it to KEV, and its SSVC assessment lists exploitation as none, automatable as no and technical impact as partial.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Books Gallery wp-books-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Books Gallery: from n/a through 4.8.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00127 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
Hossni MubarakBooks Galleryup to 4.8.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Books Gallery VendorHossni Mubarak Affected up to 4.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Books Gallery.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108487
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-mjm6-cv7c-p5h8
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2026-63884 WordPress Books Gallery plugin <= 4.8.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-42761 WordPress JobWP plugin <= 2.4.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2025-22100 WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-35749 WordPress JobWP Plugin <= 2.4.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-31890 WordPress JobWP plugin <= 2.4.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-29944 WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 3.0.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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