CVE-2026-111971
MediumCVSS 6.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
An author-level user can store a malicious script that executes in an administrator's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or actions performed on behalf of the administrator.
Recommendation
Update the Photo Engine plugin to version 6.5.8 or later. Restrict author roles to trusted individuals and consider deploying a CSP policy.
Other vulnerabilities in Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

