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CVE-2026-81653 json

NextGEN Gallery < 4.5.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary Gallery Image Deletion via IDOR

published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-83665

cvss
4.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not verify that the user acting on an image owns the gallery it belongs to, allowing users granted its gallery-management capability by an administrator to delete, copy and re-tag any image on the site, including images in galleries belonging to other users.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes 4.5.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0bceb61b-6986-4669-896c-4279ecef0603/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

Classification

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

Sources

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