Portfolio Filter Gallery lets contributors delete others' media
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin from 2.0.2 before 2.2.1 does not check whether a user owns an attachment before deleting it. A user with the Contributor role or higher can permanently delete certain media attachments belonging to other users, including administrators. The weakness is classified as CWE-639, authorization bypass through a user-controlled key. The source exploit link is listed 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 a per-object authorization check before deleting an attachment, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to permanently delete certain media attachments belonging to other users, including administrators.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Portfolio Filter Gallery | 2.0.2 to before 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Portfolio Filter Gallery VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.2 to before 2.2.1 Fixed in 2.2.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Portfolio Filter Gallery plugin to version 2.2.1.
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-2026-70270 Missing authorization in Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress pluginPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105977
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-57vv-9g8j-wfp9
- 2026-10-11 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-11 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-105977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57vv-9g8j-wfp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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