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Photo GalleryWordPress extension · Ays Pro

CVE-2023-32107

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-08-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.1.4 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Photo Gallery Team Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery plugin <= 5.1.3 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 confidence

This is an unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Photo Gallery by Ays WordPress plugin affecting versions 5.1.3 and below. Reflected XSS occurs when user-supplied input is improperly validated or sanitized and is reflected back in the response without proper encoding, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the victim's browser.

MitigationUpdate the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin to a version newer than 5.1.3, or remove the plugin if no update is available. As a temporary measure, avoid clicking untrusted URLs pointing to affected installations.

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
Photo GalleryWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.1.4

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin is installed
    Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for an entry named 'Photo Gallery by Ays' or 'AYS Photo Gallery' in the list of active and inactive plugins.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the WordPress plugins list, regardless of whether it is active or inactive.
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin entry. Click on the plugin name or view its details to display the version number, which is typically displayed beneath the plugin name.
    Affected if The displayed version number is 5.1.3 or lower, which falls within the vulnerable range.
  3. Confirm the plugin type matches affected product
    Verify that the installed plugin is 'Ays Pro Photo Gallery' or the free 'Photo Gallery by Ays' version. Some WordPress installations may have both free and pro versions installed. Check the plugin description or file headers to confirm the exact product name.
    Affected if The plugin is the Ays Pro Photo Gallery version and the version number is below 5.1.4.
  4. Cross-reference with WordPress file-based detection
    If administrative access is unavailable, access the WordPress site via FTP or file manager. Navigate to wp-content/plugins/ and look for a folder named 'ays-photo-gallery' or similar. Locate the main plugin PHP file and check the version header comment within the file.
    Affected if The version declared in the plugin file header is 5.1.3 or below.

A user is affected if the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin is installed and the installed version is 5.1.3 or lower, since the reflected XSS vulnerability exists in all versions prior to the patched version 5.1.4.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.1.4 or later
Fixed in 5.1.4
Interim mitigation

Update the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin to a version newer than 5.1.3, or remove the plugin if no update is available. As a temporary measure, avoid clicking untrusted URLs pointing to affected installations.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Photo Gallery by Ays plugin version 5.1.4

  1. Backup your WordPress site and database before performing any updates
  2. Update the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin to version 5.1.4 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins > Available Plugins > Update Now)
  3. Alternatively, upload the latest version of the plugin from the WordPress Plugin Repository
  4. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version in Plugins > Installed Plugins
  5. Test that the plugin functionality works correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Photo Gallery Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,570
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