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TI-2024-07821 Aliases CVE-2024-8437GHSA-6pm7-68mw-p76q

Missing authorization in hahncgdev WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin

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 WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked via AJAX like wpeg_settings and wpeg_add_gallery in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify galleries.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0028 20th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
hahncgdevWP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Pluginup to 4.8.5—No fix listedCNA
  • WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin Vendorhahncgdev Affected up to 4.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plugingarden:wp_easy_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 4.8.5Vulnerablehahncgdev
  • cpe:2.3:a:plugingarden:wp_easy_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.8.5 Vulnerable ·hahncgdev

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pm7-68mw-p76q

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-07820 WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin <= 4.8.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-08371 WP Easy Gallery <= 4.8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via key Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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