CVE-2026-111971
Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via Collection Name
Unscored
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.
Assigner
WPScan
WPScan
Published
2026-10-22
2026-10-22
Updated
2026-10-22
2026-10-22
Reserved
2026-10-17
2026-10-17
Affected
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) | < 6.5.8 (affected)
others: unaffected |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1b9a655-6a1b-43d9-99ba-7734107465d6/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Full CVE JSON record (5.2)
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"value": "Mahammad Mammadov"
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"source": {
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},
"title": "Photo Engine \u003c 6.5.8 - Author+ Stored XSS via Collection Name",
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