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CVE-2023-6742: Envira Gallery Lite <= 1.8.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Gallery Modification via envira_gallery_insert_images

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'envira_gallery_insert_images' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify galleries on other users' posts.

Affected products

• smub Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More: through 1.8.7.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve

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