CVE-2024-9416: Modula Image Gallery <= 2.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox 5 JavaScript Library
Description
The Modula Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's bundled FancyBox JavaScript library (versions <= 5.0.36) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-9416
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: wpchill
Product: Modula Image Gallery
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 7.8% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9416https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1954040c-2188-48b7-9f21-9a0c851c9165?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160235/modula-best-grid-gallery