CVE-2025-57947
📋 TL;DR
This DOM-based XSS vulnerability in Ays Pro Photo Gallery WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. It affects all WordPress sites running Photo Gallery by Ays plugin versions up to 6.3.6. Attackers can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf.
💻 Affected Systems
- Photo Gallery by Ays 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
Complete site takeover through session hijacking, credential theft, defacement, or malware distribution to visitors.
Likely Case
Session hijacking leading to unauthorized access to user accounts, data theft, or privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, output encoding, and Content Security Policy (CSP) headers.
🎯 Exploit Status
DOM-based XSS requires user interaction or specific conditions to trigger, but exploitation is straightforward once identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 6.3.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Photo Gallery by Ays' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 6.3.7 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate gallery-photo-gallery
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to wp-config.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Disable user input fields that trigger the vulnerability if identifiable
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Photo Gallery by Ays for version number. If version is 6.3.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get gallery-photo-gallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version shows 6.3.7 or higher in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET requests with script tags or JavaScript payloads to gallery endpoints
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded XSS payloads to /wp-content/plugins/gallery-photo-gallery/
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/gallery-photo-gallery/" AND (http_method="POST" OR http_method="GET") AND (content CONTAINS "<script>" OR content CONTAINS "javascript:"))