Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-81651NextGEN Gallery < 4.5.0 - Authenticated Cross-Gallery Settings Modification via IDOR
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes 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 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not verify that the user saving a gallery owns it, allowing any user granted its gallery-management capability by an administrator to overwrite the stored settings of any gallery on the site, including its filesystem path, and including galleries belonging to other users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes | 0 – before 4.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69ccebff-414d-49bb-b914-cae87ab27f4f/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description