cve/2022/CVE-2022-1971.md

### [CVE-2022-1971](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1971)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=NextCellent%20Gallery%20%E2%80%93%20NextGEN%20Legacy&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.9.35%3C%3D%201.9.35%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The NextCellent Gallery WordPress plugin through 1.9.35 does not sanitise and escape some of its image settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1bffbbef-7876-43a6-9cb0-6e09bb4ff2b0

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.