# CVE-2026-12865: 10Web Photo Gallery reflected XSS in admin pages

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-12865-10web-photo-gallery-reflected-xss-in-admin-pages  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-02. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-12865 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-09-02

The Photo Gallery by 10Web is a popular WordPress plugin for creating and managing image galleries. A vulnerability allows attackers to craft malicious links that, when clicked by logged-in administrators or contributors, execute arbitrary JavaScript within their authenticated session. This could lead to account compromise, malware injection, or unauthorized changes to website content.

Technologies: [10Web Photo Gallery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/photo-gallery). Vendors: [10Web](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/10web).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-12865 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12865 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-12865?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 2 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** 10Web Photo Gallery before 1.8.44.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12865?** A patch was published on 2026-09-02: Fixed in version 1.8.44 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-12865 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-12865?** Check whether you run 10Web Photo Gallery at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin versions before 1.8.44. Two request parameters (title and paged) are not properly escaped before being reflected into HTML input-attribute values on the Shortcode and Galleries/Albums admin pages. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a specially formatted URL containing malicious JavaScript that executes via an auto-firing onfocus handler when a logged-in administrator or contributor opens the link. The Galleries/Albums vector triggers only in populated installations with more than 20 galleries. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.8.44.

## Affected products

- 10Web Photo Gallery before 1.8.44

## Timeline

- 2026-08-31: disclosed
- 2026-09-02: patched: Fixed in version 1.8.44

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a78cc4ca-120e-4b6e-9285-34dcaa0bca77/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a78cc4ca-120e-4b6e-9285-34dcaa0bca77/)

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