Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via Collection Name
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Vulnerability description
DayBreach AI Explanation
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Short explanation
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before version 6.5.8 does not sanitise collection and gallery names, allowing users with the author role or higher to execute stored XSS in the admin dashboard (S0, S1).
Stored XSS can lead to admin session hijacking and execution of malicious code (S0).
What should be done?
- Upgrade to version 6.5.8 or later if available
- Apply security patch released by the plugin author
- Sanitise and escape user‑provided names on the server side
- Limit the number of users with author role
- Add WAF rules to block suspicious scripts
Chain of evidence and sources
Photo Engine eklentisinin 6.5.8 öncesi sürümlerinde saklı XSS açığı bulunuyor.
Yama durumu doğrulanamadı; yama durumu UNKNOWN olarak raporlanıyor.
Saldırı, author ya da daha yüksek rolüne sahip kimliği doğrulanmış bir kullanıcı gerektirir.
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The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not sanitise and escape collection and gallery names before storing them and outputting them in an administrative dashboard, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
This explanation was compiled automatically from the source records. Scores, active exploitation, patch and exploit status come straight from the sources.
IMPACT: Affected Products and Software
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-111971 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.
| ID | VENDOR | PRODUCT | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) | View |
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SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources
CVSS Scores
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| SCORE | VERSION | SEVERITY | VECTOR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sources have not yet published a verified CVSS metric. | ||||
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Public exploit and active exploitation status
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Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)
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