Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-31586 is a stored XSS issue in the WordPress Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin. A user with some site access could save unsafe content that later runs in another person’s browser when viewed. The business risk is highest for public WordPress sites where untrusted or many users can manage gallery content.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web application risk. Prioritize internet-facing WordPress sites and sites with contributor workflows first. It is not currently sourced as actively exploited, but stored XSS can affect administrators and visitors if malicious content is viewed.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation in GhozyLab Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin, package easy-media-gallery. The source description says versions through 1.3.170 are affected. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin easy-media-gallery at version 1.3.170 or earlier, especially where non-admin users can create or edit gallery content.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege actor and a victim viewing affected content, so risk depends heavily on site roles and content workflows.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack reference in the bundle. Do not assume a patch version from the provided data. Validation should focus on version exposure, role permissions, and whether gallery content can persist unsafe browser-executed input.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for easy-media-gallery and record installed versions.
- Check GhozyLab, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unnecessary or cannot be safely updated.
- Restrict gallery editing permissions to trusted users until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether easy-media-gallery is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify installed versions are not 1.3.170 or earlier.
- Review WordPress roles allowed to create or edit gallery content.
- Inspect gallery content for unexpected scripts or suspicious embedded markup.
- Monitor vendor and Patchstack pages for remediation status updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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