CVE-2026-108487

6.5Medium

Published 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

6.5Medium

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required
Impact: Limited impact
Weakness: CWE-79

Impact

Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users viewing the books gallery. They need low-privilege network access to store the payload, and a victim must view the affected page.

Root cause

The plugin fails to sanitize and neutralize user input before rendering it on the page, leading to stored cross-site scripting.

Affected systems

Hossni Mubarak Books Gallery through 4.8.4

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Fix & remediation

Upgrade to a version newer than 4.8.4 if available, or deactivate and remove the wp-books-gallery plugin until a patched release is published.

shell

$ wp plugin deactivate wp-books-gallery

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Books Gallery wp-books-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Books Gallery: from n/a through 4.8.4.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-books-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-books-gallery-plugin-4-8-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108487