Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via gallery_remove
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gallery_remove function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to modify galleries attached to posts and pages with this plugin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billerickson | Gallery Metabox | up to 1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Gallery Metabox Vendorbillerickson Affected up to 1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gallery-metabox_project:gallery-metabox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.5 | Vulnerable | Gallery-metabox Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gallery-metabox_project:gallery-metabox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.5 Vulnerable ·Gallery-metabox Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2561
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3cv-3fjg-8h4x
References
More Gallery-metabox Project Gallery-metabox vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02394 Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via refresh_metabox CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-2561 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2561 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3cv-3fjg-8h4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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