CVE-2023-29439

WordPress FooGallery Plugin <= 2.2.35 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FooPlugins FooGallery plugin <= 2.2.35 versions.

The FooGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.2.35 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FooPlugins FooGallery plugin <= 2.2.35 versions.

*Credits: LOURCODE (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-04-06 CVE Reserved
2023-04-13 CVE Published
2023-07-05 First Exploit
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
2025-01-09 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/foogallery/wordpress-foogallery-plugin-2-2-35-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/LOURC0D3/CVE-2023-29439	2023-07-05
https://lourcode.kr/posts/CVE-2023-29439-Analysis?_s_id=cve	2025-01-09

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fooplugins Search vendor "Fooplugins"		Foogallery Search vendor "Fooplugins" for product "Foogallery"				<= 2.2.35 Search vendor "Fooplugins" for product "Foogallery" and version " <= 2.2.35"		wordpress		Affected