CVE-2025-53224 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Koen Schuit NextGEN Gallery Search allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects NextGEN Gallery Search: from n/a through 2.12.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nextgen-gallery-search-galleries/vulnerability/wordpress-nextgen-gallery-search-plugin-2-12-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Koen Schuit NextGEN Gallery Search allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects NextGEN Gallery Search: from n/a through 2.12.
Title		WordPress NextGEN Gallery Search Plugin <= 2.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nextgen-gallery-search-galleries/vulnerability/wordpress-nextgen-gallery-search-plugin-2-12-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-08-28T12:37:20.632Z

Updated: 2025-08-28T14:20:06.551Z

Reserved: 2025-06-27T10:28:03.499Z

Link: CVE-2025-53224

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-28T13:29:42.922Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-28T13:16:01.540

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:29.730

Link: CVE-2025-53224

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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