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CVE-2026-111971: Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via Collection Name
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-22
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not sanitise and escape collection and gallery names before storing them and outputting them in an administrative dashboard, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products
- Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom): before 6.5.8 — fixed in 6.5.8
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 6.5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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