Reflected XSS via unescaped lbstart parameter
Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
Reflected XSS in WP Photo Album Plus before 9.2.07.002 allows remote attackers to execute script via a crafted gallery-page link. A gallery page inserts the wppa-lbstart query parameter into the wppaOvlSlideStart inline JavaScript assignment without sanitization or escaping. No authentication is required, but a gallery with at least one photo must be published and a user must open the link; the script then runs in the site's origin.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in WP Photo Album Plus before 9.2.07.002 allows remote attackers to execute script via a crafted gallery-page link. A gallery page inserts the wppa-lbstart query parameter into the wppaOvlSlideStart inline JavaScript assignment without sanitization or escaping. No authentication is required, but a gallery with at least one photo must be published and a user must open the link; the script then runs in the site's origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-17013
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Jacob N. Breetvelt
- Product
- WP Photo Album Plus
- Classifications
- CWE-287, CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <9.2.07.002
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