CVE-2026-121976
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Modula plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'items' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.0.17 This is due to insufficient input sanitization of the per-image 'link' field in the save_merged_items() REST handler and Images\Adapter::normalize_item_row(), which preserves unknown keys verbatim, combined with output escaping in Modula_Helper::generate_attributes() that applies only esc_attr() to the resulting anchor href and does not strip the 'javascript:' URL scheme. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page and clicks the gallery tile.
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-121976",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-07T12:17:45.260",
"lastModified": "2026-11-07T12:17:45.400",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The Modula plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'items' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.0.17 This is due to insufficient input sanitization of the per-image 'link' field in the save_merged_items() REST handler and Images\\Adapter::normalize_item_row(), which preserves unknown keys verbatim, combined with output escaping in Modula_Helper::generate_attributes() that applies only esc_attr() to the resulting anchor href and does not strip the 'javascript:' URL scheme. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page and clicks the gallery tile."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "wpchill",
"product": "Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "3.0.17",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
"impactScore": 2.7
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/core/helpers/class-modula-helper.php#L17",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/public/shortcode/class-modula-item-data-processor.php#L629",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/class-meta-sync.php#L422",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/images/class-adapter.php#L655",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/rest/class-gallery-upload-controller.php#L914",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3787971%40modula-best-grid-gallery%2Ftags%2F3.0.18&old=3781958%40modula-best-grid-gallery%2Ftags%2F3.0.17",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91d3cbc2-00ca-4384-a52d-84fe2f0328b3?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}