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Missing authorization in Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 21CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 lacks authorization checks in several AJAX actions (CWE-863). An authenticated user with at least the Contributor role can read, modify and delete other users' galleries and site-wide gallery filters. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform proper authorization checks in a set of AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Contributor role to read, modify and delete other users' galleries as well as site-wide gallery filters.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Portfolio Filter Gallery (Unknown): 2.2.1

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
UnknownPortfolio Filter Gallerybefore 2.2.12.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • Portfolio Filter Gallery VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.1 Fixed in 2.2.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Portfolio Filter Gallery 2.2.1 fixes the issue. Update to version 2.2.1 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Portfolio Filter Gallery (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Portfolio Filter Gallery 2.2.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-70271 Portfolio Filter Gallery lets contributors delete others' mediaPriority LOW 11

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105976
  2. 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-qpvh-mq7h-9x9h
  3. 2026-10-11 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-11 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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