CVE-2026-111971

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not sanitise and escape collection and gallery names before storing them and outputting them in an administrative dashboard, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-22 06:17:14.233000

Last modified

2026-10-22 15:16:14.027000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-22T06:17:14.233",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T15:16:14.027",
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "versionType": "semver",
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          ]
        }
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    }
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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}