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CVE-2026-111972: Photo Engine < 6.5.8 - Author+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-22
- Weakness: CWE-639
Description
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to delete arbitrary media attachments, including those uploaded by other users and administrators.
Affected products
- Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom): before 6.5.8 — fixed in 6.5.8
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 6.5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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