CVE-2026-74920Document Gallery <= 5.1.1 - Reflected XSS via data-shortcode Attribute
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It affects Unknown Document Gallery. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, higher than 3% of scored CVEs.
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The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against any visitor, including a logged-in administrator.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.15% (percentile 3)
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Document Gallery unknown:document_gallery (from the name) | through 5.1.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa80cef6-b2fd-47ef-bac9-53438aa27573/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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