Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WordPress Picture Gallery (CVE-2021-47951)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in WordPress Picture Gallery (CVE-2021-47951). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
WordPress Picture Gallery 1.4.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the Edit Content URL field in the Access Control settings. Attackers can enter JavaScript payloads in the plugin options that are stored in the database and executed when the functionality is triggered, enabling session hijacking or credential theft.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47951 has been found in WordPress Picture Gallery.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WordPress Picture Gallery CVE-2021-47951" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47951 (WordPress Picture Gallery) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in WordPress Picture Gallery.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WordPress Picture Gallery.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WordPress Picture Gallery を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web wordpress.org
- web github.com