WordPress CVEs

Description

The Robo Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Loading Label' setting in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3. The plugin uses a custom `|***...***|` marker pattern in its `fixJsFunction()` method to embed raw JavaScript function references within JSON-encoded configuration objects. When a gallery's options are rendered on the frontend, `json_encode()` wraps all string values in double quotes. The `fixJsFunction()` method then strips the `"|***` and `***|"` sequences, effectively converting a JSON string value into raw JavaScript code. The Loading Label field (stored as `rbs_gallery_LoadingWord` post_meta) is an `rbstext` type field that is sanitized with `sanitize_text_field()` on save. While this strips HTML tags, it does not strip the `|***...***|` markers since they contain no HTML. When a user inputs `|***alert(document.domain)***|`, the value passes through sanitization intact, is stored in post_meta, and is later retrieved and output within an inline `<script>` tag via `renderMainBlock()` with the quote markers stripped — resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution. The gallery post type uses `capability_type => 'post'`, allowing Author-level users to create galleries. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the gallery shortcode.

Affected WordPress components

• Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider Plugin · robo-gallery
  Confirmed match Active
  Up to and including 5.1.3
  View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

• robosoft Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider — Up to and including 5.1.3

References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/grid/grid.v1.php#L89
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/layout.v1.php#L101
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/layout.v1.php#L52
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/frontend/modules/class/jsoptions.php#L87
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/frontend/modules/class/jsoptions.php#L97
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/tags/5.1.3/includes/options/rbs_gallery_options_loading.php#L95
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/grid/grid.v1.php#L89
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/layout.v1.php#L101
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/frontend/modules/base-grid/layout.v1.php#L52
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/frontend/modules/class/jsoptions.php#L87
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/frontend/modules/class/jsoptions.php#L97
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/robo-gallery/trunk/includes/options/rbs_gallery_options_loading.php#L95
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3488182%40robo-gallery&new=3488182%40robo-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8693b7d-693f-450a-89ef-e936a8813ca9?source=cve
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record