CVE-2024-4194

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: June 06, 2024 Modified: April 08, 2026
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Description

The The Album and Image Gallery plus Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album-slider.php#L207
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album.php#L185
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3097986%40album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox&new=3097986%40album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Source: security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4822f1c7-3f83-416c-8957-17e4b53d7e69?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album-slider.php#L207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/album-and-image-gallery-plus-lightbox/trunk/includes/shortcode/aigpl-gallery-album.php#L185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4822f1c7-3f83-416c-8957-17e4b53d7e69?source=cve
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

essentialplugin

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