Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-0687Meta-box GalleryMeta <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Gallery Management
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Meta-box GalleryMeta from shahinurislam. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Meta-box GalleryMeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mb_gallery' custom post type in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create and publish galleries.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| shahinurislam | Meta-box GalleryMeta | 0 – through 3.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/872c61aa-c95c-4b86-8e39-8112bb117a0b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box-gallerymeta/tags/3.0.1/include/posttype.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box-gallerymeta/tags/3.0.1/gallerymetaboxes.php#L375