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medium 4.9

CVE-2026-111972 json

Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR

published 18d ago modified 18d ago also EUVD-2026-108017

cvss
4.9
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 16%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to delete arbitrary media attachments, including those uploaded by other users and administrators.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 6.5.8

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18d ago

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3566b7d5-d90d-4212-af6f-3f2437407a65/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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References

Sources

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