CVE-2022-1946 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Gallery WordPress plugin prior to version 2.0.0. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts due to improper sanitization of a parameter in an AJAX action, potentially leading to client-side attacks like session hijacking or defacement. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is no public Metasploit module or ExploitDB entry. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdevart:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.