TI-2024-02901 Aliases CVE-2024-3097 GHSA-w249-f84q-3v47

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

MEDIUM 57CWE-862Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.38023 98th 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: Yes
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
smub	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery	up to 3.59	—	No fix listed	CNA

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Vendorsmub Affected up to 3.59 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery::::::wordpress::*	before 3.59.1	Vulnerable	Imagely

cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.59.1 Vulnerable ·Imagely

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3097
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w249-f84q-3v47

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3063940/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin/Block.php?old=3003333&old_path=nextgen-gallery%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2FREST%2FAdmin%2FBlock.php

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/75f87f99-9f0d-46c2-a6f1-3c1ea0176303?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2026-07755 WPCode <= 2.3.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via CPT Capability Bypass via XML-RPC wp.newPost CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-83530 Remote code execution in NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-78567 PHP object injection in Duplicator and Duplicator Pro plugins CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-01649 ExactMetrics 8.6.0 - 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-01160 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-12465 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59.12 - Authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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