Description
The Slideshow Gallery LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'alwaysauto' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Problem types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-02-25: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-06-17: | Disclosed |
Credits
Athiwat Tiprasaharn
References
www.wordfence.com/...-a750-4b59-a1d6-b3bd427dfe79?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...runk/views/default/gallery.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....8.5/views/default/gallery.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ry/trunk/slideshow-gallery.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...gs/1.8.5/slideshow-gallery.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=