Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects WordPress sites using Photo Gallery by 10Web through 1.8.20. A missing authorization check can let an unauthenticated attacker access information they should not see. Public scoring indicates limited confidentiality impact, not data modification or service outage.
Executive priority
Prioritize normal vulnerability remediation for public WordPress sites using this plugin. The issue is moderate, but unauthenticated network reachability makes timely inventory and update decisions important.
Technical view
CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Photo Gallery by 10Web <=1.8.20. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating remote unauthenticated access with low attack complexity and limited confidentiality impact. Sources do not identify a vulnerable endpoint, fixed version, or vendor mitigation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations with the photo-gallery package or Photo Gallery by 10Web plugin installed at version 1.8.20 or earlier. Sources do not show impact for unrelated gallery plugins.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. Treat exploit availability as unconfirmed from the provided evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a missing authorization issue with limited confidentiality impact only. The bundle lacks endpoint details, proof-of-concept information, exploit telemetry, and fixed-version data, so validation should focus on asset exposure and vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Photo Gallery by 10Web version 1.8.20 or earlier.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a patched version or official workaround.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed release is available.
- Disable the plugin where business need is low and exposure cannot be confirmed safe.
- Restrict administrative access and review plugin-related access logs for unusual requests.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin name, slug photo-gallery, and version on each WordPress site.
- Compare findings against the affected range: through version 1.8.20.
- Review public vendor or Patchstack entries for newly published fix details.
- Check whether exposed sites use the plugin on public-facing pages.
- Document sites requiring update, disablement, or continued monitoring.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.