Medium severity · published Jun 18, 2026
CVE-2026-2021
Slideshow Gallery LITE <= 1.8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'alwaysauto' Shortcode Attribute
6.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Slideshow Gallery LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'alwaysauto' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SG
Slideshow Gallery LITE · contrid
through 1.8.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2021
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2021
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slideshow-gallery/tags/1.8.5/slideshow-gallery.php#L558
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slideshow-gallery/tags/1.8.5/views/default/gallery.php#L192
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slideshow-gallery/trunk/slideshow-gallery.php#L558
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slideshow-gallery/trunk/views/default/gallery.php#L192
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3567787%40slideshow-gallery&new=3567787%40slideshow-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55d842fc-a750-4b59-a1d6-b3bd427dfe79?source=cve
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