Gallery Images ApeWordPress extension · Robogallery
CVE-2022-41785
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape plugin <= 2.2.8 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Gallery Images Ape WordPress plugin versions 2.2.8 and below. An authenticated attacker with contributor-level permissions can inject malicious JavaScript code into gallery image data that persists on the server and executes when other users view the affected content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Gallery Images ApeWordPress extension
<= 2.2.8CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Gallery Images Ape plugin installation and versionAccess WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate 'Gallery Images Ape' (or 'Robogallery Gallery Images Ape'), and record the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/robogallery/includes/version.php or the main plugin file.Affected if The installed version is 2.2.8 or lower.
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn the WordPress Plugins admin page, verify that the Gallery Images Ape plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Not Installed'.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 2.2.8 or below.
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Identify contributor-level user accountsNavigate to WordPress admin > Users > All Users. Review the list for any accounts assigned the 'Contributor' role. Note the usernames of all contributor accounts.Affected if At least one user account with contributor-level permissions exists in the WordPress installation.
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Inspect gallery entries for stored script contentAccess the plugin's gallery management interface (typically under 'Robogallery' or 'Gallery Images Ape' in the admin sidebar). Review each gallery's image entries, titles, descriptions, and metadata fields for unexpected HTML tags (<script>, <img onerror>, <svg onload>, javascript:, or similar) that may indicate injected malicious code.Affected if Any gallery image data contains suspicious HTML/script tags that were not intentionally added by an administrator.
A user is affected if the Gallery Images Ape plugin version 2.2.8 or lower is installed and active, contributor-level users exist, and gallery data contains injected script content.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Gallery Images Ape plugin to a version newer than 2.2.8. Review user roles and permissions to ensure only trusted users have contributor-level access.
Fix this in Gallery Images Ape
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-41785 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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