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CVE-2026-74921

Document Gallery 4.0 - 5.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gallery Shortcode Attributes

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 19, 2026 at 06:46 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDocument Gallery

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not sanitise or escape several gallery shortcode attributes before embedding them in a single-quoted HTML attribute in the rendered gallery markup, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary event handlers that execute when a higher privileged user views the content.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b0b97661-c671-420c-8fca-22666862b379/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMWPScan
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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