CVE-2026-17013

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-12. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone who is tricked into opening a crafted link to a page displaying one of its galleries.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(high)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.07.002 – Reflected XSS via lbstart | CVE 2026-17013 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1b5b84f0-9e76-47db-9f27-92f6c2ae4f6f/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17013(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-15 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-13 17:14 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-13 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 17:18 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-12 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-12 16:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.10
  2. 2026-08-12 16:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-12 16:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.1 · severity → MEDIUM
  4. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-12 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-12 06:30 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-08-12 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-12 06:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17013?
CVE-2026-17013 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it into an inline script block, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone who is tricked into opening a crafted…
When was CVE-2026-17013 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17013 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17013 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17013 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17013?
CVE-2026-17013 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17013?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17013, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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