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CVE-2026-123667 Photo Engine < 6.6.2 - Author+ Stored XSS via Keyword Names

6.4 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (6.4) in unknown photo engine (media organizer & lightroom). EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.2 does not sanitise and escape keyword names before storing them and outputting them on its debugging page, allowing users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators who have enabled that page.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.4 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 20th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-11. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
OWASP Top 10
A05:2025 Injection
Published
Modified
Assigned by
WPScan (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • unknown:photo engine (media organizer & lightroom)

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
  • CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch Severity: Medium
  • CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-592 Stored XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High

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History

  1. Scored 6.4 medium
  2. The NVD deferred its analysis

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