CVE-2025-69084
📋 TL;DR
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GT3 themes Photo Gallery WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. This affects all WordPress sites using Photo Gallery plugin versions up to 2.7.7.26. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers when they visit specially crafted URLs.
💻 Affected Systems
- GT3 themes Photo 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
Attackers steal session cookies, perform account takeover, redirect users to malicious sites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users.
Likely Case
Attackers steal session cookies or credentials, perform phishing attacks, or deface website content.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper content security policies, input validation, and output encoding in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS typically requires user interaction (clicking malicious link) but is easy to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.7.27 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'GT3 Photo & Video Gallery'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
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 nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
Disable vulnerable plugin
linuxTemporarily disable the Photo Gallery plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate gt3-photo-video-gallery
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Enable input validation and output encoding at application level
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for GT3 Photo & Video Gallery versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get gt3-photo-video-gallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.7.7.27 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests with script tags or JavaScript in parameters
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded XSS payloads in URL parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "%3Cscript%3E")