Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-12923Video Gallery <= 4.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Function Call via 'path' Parameter
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid from emarket-design. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Youtube Showcase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Function Call in versions up to and including 4.0.3. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'path' parameter in the emd_delete_file() AJAX handler in includes/common-functions.php. The user-supplied value is passed through sanitize_text_field(), has its trailing '_PLUGIN_DIR' substring stripped, and is then invoked as a PHP function name with no arguments via `$sess_name()`. The handler is gated only by a nonce — no current_user_can() check is present — and the nonce is emitted on any front-end page that renders a form shortcode containing file fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to invoke arbitrary zero-argument PHP functions (such as phpinfo, phpversion, get_defined_vars, error_get_last), resulting in sensitive information disclosure and potential further compromise depending on the functions available in the environment.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| emarket-design | Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid | 0 – through 4.0.3 |
Weakness: CWE-98 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be4743d5-e4ca-4579-84e2-5eb3ef0e274d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-showcase/tags/4.0.3/includes/common-functions.php#L1070
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-showcase/tags/4.0.3/includes/common-functions.php#L1067
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-showcase/tags/4.0.3/includes/class-install-deactivate.php#L53
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3588198%40youtube-showcase&new=3588198%40youtube-showcase&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=