CVE-2025-12081 json
ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Attachment Metadata Modification
published 8mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-207875
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the "acf_photo_gallery_edit_save" function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to modify the title, caption, and custom metadata of arbitrary media attachments.
Patch / fix
- navz acf_photo_gallery_field 3.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- navzme ACF Photo Gallery Field
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d52a1c67-e20d-4390-9d07-94337a31d193?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/navz-photo-gallery/tags/3.0/navz-photo-gallery.php#L173
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/navz-photo-gallery/tags/3.0/includes/acf_photo_gallery_edit_save.php#L8
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3428006%40navz-photo-gallery&new=3428006%40navz-photo-gallery&s
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12081
- NVD CVE-2025-12081
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