CVE-2023-35098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John Brien WordPress NextGen GalleryView plugin <= 0.5.5 versions.

Published: 2023-06-20

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

John Brien

WordPress NextGen GalleryView

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 0.5.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_nextgen_galleryview_project:wordpress_nextgen_galleryview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-39132	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John Brien WordPress NextGen GalleryView plugin <= 0.5.5 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00387.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-nextgen-galleryview/wordpress-wordpress-nextgen-galleryview-plugin-0-5-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Nextgen Galleryview Project Wordpress Nextgen Galleryview

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-06-20T09:01:46.173Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:29.637Z

Reserved: 2023-06-13T15:10:42.889Z

Link: CVE-2023-35098

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-20T10:15:09.737

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:04:25.873

Link: CVE-2023-35098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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