Description
The Robo Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not sanitise and escape a gallery setting before outputting it on a frontend page, allowing users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing a gallery, including administrators.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting that can run in any visitor’s browser, including administrators
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A setting of the Robo Gallery WordPress plugin is rendered unsanitised on a public gallery page. Users with the Author role and higher can insert HTML or JavaScript into that setting, which is stored and later delivered to any visitor. When the gallery page loads, the injected code executes in the visitor’s browser, allowing attackers to steal session cookies, deface the site, or perform further client‑side actions. The weakness falls under the category of input improperly neutralised before outputting to a web page.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability resides in the Robo Gallery plugin for WordPress. All WordPress installations using Robo Gallery before version 5.2.6 are affected; the plugin lacks version information beyond the 5.2.6 threshold. The issue arises under settings accessed by users with the Author role or higher.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability enables stored cross‑site scripting on gallery pages. Users with the Author role or higher can insert unsanitised HTML or JavaScript into a gallery setting that is subsequently displayed to anyone visiting the gallery. When the page loads, the malicious code executes in the victim’s browser, allowing the attacker to read or modify the page content, steal session cookies, deface the site, or conduct other client‑side attacks. The CVSS score is 6.8, EPSS data is unavailable, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must manipulate the gallery label via the WordPress admin interface and then persuade a victim to view the gallery page for the payload to execute.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 11, 2026 at 14:29 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Robo Gallery plugin to version 5.2.6 or later, which rectifies the unsanitised output.
  • If upgrading is not immediately possible, remove the plugin or disable the gallery label field to prevent stored input from being rendered.
  • As a temporary measure, implement client‑side filtering such as Content Security Policy or server‑side escaping of gallery labels to reduce the risk of script execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 11, 2026 at 14:29 UTC.

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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Robo Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not sanitise and escape a gallery setting before outputting it on a frontend page, allowing users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing a gallery, including administrators.
Title Robo Gallery < 5.2.6 - Author+ Stored XSS via Gallery Search Label
References

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No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:32:46.229Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T16:18:16.708Z

Link: CVE-2026-81155

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:26:50.419Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:24.387

Modified: 2026-10-13T20:36:00.850

Link: CVE-2026-81155

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T14:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')