CVE-2025-14453
Stored XSS in My Album Gallery WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-01-07
Last updated on: 2026-01-07
Assigner: Wordfence
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| my_album_gallery | my_album_gallery | to 1.0.4 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the My Album Gallery plugin for WordPress. It occurs via the 'style_css' shortcode attribute in versions up to 1.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows attackers with Contributor-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or spreading malware to users who visit the infected pages.
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
Detection of CVE-2025-14453 involves identifying the presence of the vulnerable My Album Gallery plugin version 1.0.4 on WordPress sites and checking for usage of the 'style_css' shortcode attribute in posts or pages. Since the vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode attributes, detection can include scanning WordPress content for suspicious or malicious script injections in the 'style_css' attribute of the [myg_album_gallery] shortcode. Commands to detect this might include using WP-CLI to search posts for the shortcode with suspicious content, for example: `wp post list --post_type=post --format=ids | xargs -I % wp post get % --field=post_content | grep -i '\[myg_album_gallery.*style_css=.*<script'` to find posts containing script tags in the style_css attribute. Additionally, network detection could involve monitoring HTTP responses for injected scripts in pages that use this plugin. However, no specific detection commands are provided in the resources. [1]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Immediate mitigation steps include updating the My Album Gallery plugin to a version later than 1.0.4 where the vulnerability is fixed. If an update is not available, restrict Contributor-level and above users from adding or editing content with the 'style_css' shortcode attribute, or disable the plugin temporarily. Additionally, applying Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block malicious script injections in shortcode attributes can help mitigate exploitation. Sanitizing and escaping user inputs in shortcode attributes before output is the root fix, but this requires a plugin update. No direct mitigation commands or patches are provided in the resources. [1]