CVE-2023-0764

Gallery by BestWebSoft < 4.7.0 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Apr 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Gallery by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 does not perform proper sanitization of gallery information, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scription vulnerability. The attacker must have at least the privileges of the Author role.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Gallery by BestWebSoft

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.7.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12781	The Gallery by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 does not perform proper sanitization of gallery information, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scription vulnerability. The attacker must have at least the privileges of the Author role.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.444% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d48c6c50-3734-4191-9833-0d9b09b1bd8a

History

Feb 6, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bestwebsoft Gallery

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 6, 2025, 4:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 17, 2023, 12:17 PM
Updated: Feb 6, 2025, 4:43 PM
Reserved: Feb 9, 2023, 4:53 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 17, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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