CVE-2025-2269
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the 'image_id' parameter in the Photo Gallery plugin. When an administrative user clicks a specially crafted link, the script executes in their browser session. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Administrator account compromise leading to full site takeover, data theft, or malware distribution to visitors.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of administrative interfaces.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if administrators use script-blocking browsers or security plugins that detect XSS.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS with public technical details available. Exploitation requires social engineering to target administrators.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.8.35 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/tags/1.8.35
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Photo Gallery by 10Web'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 1.8.35+. 5. Clear any caching plugins/CDN caches.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
WAF Rule Implementation
allDeploy Web Application Firewall rules to block malicious 'image_id' parameter values containing script tags or JavaScript.
Plugin Deactivation
linuxTemporarily disable the Photo Gallery plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate photo-gallery
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrative access to trusted IP addresses only.
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 1.8.34 or lower, it's vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get photo-gallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.8.35 or higher after update. Test 'image_id' parameter with basic XSS payloads (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script>) to ensure sanitization.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing 'image_id' parameter with script tags or JavaScript in query strings
- Admin user sessions with unexpected referrer URLs containing long encoded parameters
Network Indicators:
- Outgoing connections from admin sessions to unexpected domains following suspicious links
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*image_id=*<script>*" OR uri="*image_id=*javascript:*"