CVE-2025-47632
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Awesome Gallery WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages that are then executed when other users view those pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.0 of the plugin. WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin are at risk of having their users' sessions hijacked or being redirected to malicious sites.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Awesome Gallery plugin
📦 What is this software?
Awesome Gallery by Raihancse
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator credentials, take over the WordPress site, install backdoors, deface the site, or redirect users to phishing/malware sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript to steal user session cookies, perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, or redirect users to malicious content.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the malicious scripts would be rendered harmless as text rather than executable code.
🎯 Exploit Status
Stored XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited in WordPress plugins. Attackers typically need some level of access to inject the payload.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Awesome Gallery and click 'Update Now' if available. 4. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin, then install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Awesome Gallery plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate awesome-gallery
Apply Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the Awesome Gallery plugin entirely
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Awesome Gallery version 1.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=awesome-gallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Awesome Gallery plugin version is 1.0.1 or later in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to gallery-related endpoints
- JavaScript payloads in form submissions
- Multiple failed injection attempts
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious script tags in HTTP requests to gallery endpoints
- External script loading from gallery pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("awesome-gallery" OR "gallery") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")