Missing authorization in butterflymedia ImagePress – Image Gallery
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 ImagePress – Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ip_delete_post' and 'ip_update_post_title' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts and update post titles.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0033 26th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| butterflymedia | ImagePress – Image Gallery | up to 1.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ImagePress – Image Gallery Vendorbutterflymedia Affected up to 1.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q29-5pqw-mvcf
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bce6872-34d4-4675-bce9-e1197d801bce?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-gallery/trunk/includes/functions.php#L204
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-gallery/trunk/includes/functions.php#L214
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3167164/
More butterflymedia vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06869 Butterfly Organizer 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to (1) delete arbitrary categories via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-06021 SQL injection vulnerability in view.php in Butterfly Organizer 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-06004 SQL injection vulnerability in view.php in Butterfly Organizer 2.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-05270 Modern Design Library <= 1.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via class Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2008-06389 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Butterfly Organizer 2.0.0 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-09073 ImagePress - Image Gallery <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-9824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q29-5pqw-mvcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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