Reflected cross-site scripting in Document Gallery WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action (CWE-79). An unauthenticated remote attacker can run script in a visitor's browser, including a logged-in administrator, when the visitor interacts with a crafted request. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against any visitor, including a logged-in administrator.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Document Gallery | up to 5.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Document Gallery VendorUnknown Affected up to 5.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Document Gallery.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74920
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-gqgr-238r-8rvc
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-74920 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74920 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqgr-238r-8rvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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