Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-115259Photo Engine < 6.6.0 - Author+ Arbitrary Content Modification via IDOR
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) from Unknown. 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 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.0 does not have proper authorization checks when updating post data through one of its REST API routes in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to modify the title, content, excerpt and other fields of arbitrary posts, pages and attachments, including those belonging to other users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) | 0 – before 6.6.0 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ef3a6287-bc56-464d-a13f-d3aee46a8df5/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description