CVE-2026-17013: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in WP Photo Album Plus
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone who is tricked into opening a crafted link to a page displaying one of its galleries.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17013, involving improper authentication and reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-287 and CWE-79). Specifically, versions prior to 9.2.07.002 do not sanitize and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, enabling unauthenticated attackers to perform reflected XSS attacks against users who open crafted links to gallery pages.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary scripts in the browsers of users who visit a maliciously crafted link to a gallery page. This can lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions within the context of the affected website. The vulnerability affects unauthenticated attackers, increasing the risk of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should avoid clicking on untrusted links to gallery pages and consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting this plugin.
CVE-2026-17013: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in WP Photo Album Plus
Description
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone who is tricked into opening a crafted link to a page displaying one of its galleries.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17013, involving improper authentication and reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-287 and CWE-79). Specifically, versions prior to 9.2.07.002 do not sanitize and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, enabling unauthenticated attackers to perform reflected XSS attacks against users who open crafted links to gallery pages.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary scripts in the browsers of users who visit a maliciously crafted link to a gallery page. This can lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions within the context of the affected website. The vulnerability affects unauthenticated attackers, increasing the risk of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should avoid clicking on untrusted links to gallery pages and consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting this plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T10:12:25.200Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7c0ea3bf8831d539143505
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 06:11:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 06:32:33 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 9
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