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CVE-2024-46333: Piwigo · An Authenticated Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affects PiwigoSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubwhiteshark2k/Piwigopkg:github/whiteshark2k/PiwigoOther threatsAffected
  • =14.5.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-46333, organizations should immediately restrict access to the Add Album function to trusted users and monitor for suspicious activity involving album creation or modification. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the Album Name parameter to neutralize any injected scripts. Until an official patch is released, consider applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the Album Name field. Conduct regular audits of user privileges to minimize the number of users with high-level access capable of exploiting this vulnerability. Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and the importance of cautious interaction with user-generated content. Additionally, monitor logs for unusual patterns indicative of attempted exploitation. Once a patch is available, apply it promptly. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce the impact of potential XSS attacks by restricting script execution sources.

Description

An authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piwigo v14.5.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Album Name parameter under the Add Album function.

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