CVE-2026-111971 json
Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via Collection Name
published 2026-10-22 18 d ago modified 2026-10-22 18 d ago also EUVD-2026-108016
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 6.5.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1b9a655-6a1b-43d9-99ba-7734107465d6/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/b1b9a655-6a1b-43d9-99ba-7734107465d6/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-111971
- NVD CVE-2026-111971
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