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CVE-2026-78187 json

Piwigo Public Authentication cross site scripting

published 3mo ago modified 28d ago also EUVD-2026-64723 , GHSA-rr39-mf4j-6594

Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory

Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository Piwigo/Piwigo. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.

cvss
3.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in Piwigo 16.3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Public Authentication Page. Such manipulation of the argument lang leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 16.4.0 will fix this issue. The name of the patch is 5277a7dee4b8f1a174f1d69e1e2a4e1c82a3fc9e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Patch / fix

  • n/a Piwigo 16.4.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Leousum/VulnPoC/blob/main/Piwigo%2016.3.0/reflected_XSS.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 3.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a Piwigo

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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The maintainers of Piwigo/Piwigo published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.