CVE-2023-2568: Photo Gallery by Ays < 5.1.7 - Reflected XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Photo Gallery by Ays WordPress plugin before 5.1.7 does not escape some parameters before outputting it back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected products

Photo Gallery Team Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery: before 5.1.7 — fixed in 5.1.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Photo Gallery Team Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery 5.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1704a12-459b-4f5d-aa2d-a96646ddaf3e
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1704a12-459b-4f5d-aa2d-a96646ddaf3e

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