Reflected XSS via unescaped gallery identifier
Published Feb 27, 2025 · Updated Jul 10, 2025
Reflected XSS in FooGallery 2.4.29 allows attackers to execute script in a user's browser through a crafted foogallery_id value. The albums admin meta-box template writes foogallery_id directly into a hidden input value without contextual output escaping. Exploitation requires active user interaction with a crafted request, and the injected script runs in the affected WordPress origin.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in FooGallery 2.4.29 allows attackers to execute script in a user's browser through a crafted foogallery_id value. The albums admin meta-box template writes foogallery_id directly into a hidden input value without contextual output escaping. Exploitation requires active user interaction with a crafted request, and the injected script runs in the affected WordPress origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22624
- Published
- Feb 27, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Vendor
- FooPlugins
- Product
- FooGallery
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-63, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=2.4.29
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
No public exploit references are available in this record.
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo