WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Robo Gallery < 5.2.6 - Author+ Stored XSS via Image Alt Text
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape image alt text before outputting it in one of its gallery layouts, allowing users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected gallery, including administrators.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 5.2.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Submitter
Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-09 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-09 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-09 (about 1 day ago)
