Stored XSS via unsanitized access-control URL
Published May 10, 2026 · Updated May 10, 2026
Stored XSS in VideoWhisper Picture Gallery 1.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via the Edit Content URL field. The Access Control option stores the submitted URL without neutralizing script markup and later emits it into an executable browser context. Access to the plugin settings is required; execution can expose JavaScript-readable cookies and actions available to the affected browser session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in VideoWhisper Picture Gallery 1.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via the Edit Content URL field. The Access Control option stores the submitted URL without neutralizing script markup and later emits it into an executable browser context. Access to the plugin settings is required; execution can expose JavaScript-readable cookies and actions available to the affected browser session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-47951
- Published
- May 10, 2026
- Updated
- May 10, 2026
- Vendor
- VideoWhisper
- Product
- Picture Gallery
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1539
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.4.2
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WordPress Plugin Picture Gallery 1.4.2 - 'Edit Content URL' Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)proof of concept · demonstrated
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