The vulnerability CVE-2025-27291 affects the uxgallery WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery plugin (up to version 2.0.4). It is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. This allows an attacker to craft malicious input that is reflected in the web page output, potentially executing arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website's users, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The impact is rated as high severity based on the CVSS score of 7.1. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.

Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official patch or vendor advisory information is provided. Users of the uxgallery WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery plugin should monitor the vendor's communications for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a patch is available, consider disabling or restricting access to the affected plugin to mitigate risk.