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CVE-2026-81653: NextGEN Gallery < 4.5.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary Gallery Image Deletion via IDOR
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-20 · updated 2026-09-21
- Weakness: CWE-639
Description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not verify that the user acting on an image owns the gallery it belongs to, allowing users granted its gallery-management capability by an administrator to delete, copy and re-tag any image on the site, including images in galleries belonging to other users.
Affected products
- Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes: before 4.5.0 — fixed in 4.5.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes 4.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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