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Portfolio Filter Gallery lets contributors delete others' media

Priority LOW 11CWE-639Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00179 7th 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 Gallery2.0.2 to before 2.2.12.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105977
  2. 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-57vv-9g8j-wfp9
  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

Sources