CVE-2024-2744Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped Media RSS tooltip

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Stored XSS in NextGEN Gallery before 3.59.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a Media RSS tooltip. The NextGEN Media RSS widget stores the tooltip setting without sanitization or output escaping and inserts it into page markup. Administrator privileges are needed to save the setting, and a visitor must view the site and hover over the icon or text to run the script.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in NextGEN Gallery before 3.59.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a Media RSS tooltip. The NextGEN Media RSS widget stores the tooltip setting without sanitization or output escaping and inserts it into page markup. Administrator privileges are needed to save the setting, and a visitor must view the site and hover over the icon or text to run the script.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2744
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
Sandhills Development, LLC
Product
NextGEN Gallery
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.59.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Sandhills Development, LLC · NextGEN Galleryversion=0 <3.59.1

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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