Authorization bypass in Envira Gallery exposes non-public galleries
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 does not verify that a user is authorized to read a gallery before rendering it, which is an authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639). An author can embed other users' non-public galleries, exposing their gallery metadata to unauthenticated visitors. An exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 does not verify that a user is authorized to read a gallery before rendering it, allowing authors to embed and expose other users' non-public gallery metadata to unauthenticated visitors.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Envira Gallery | before 1.16.2 | 1.16.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Envira Gallery VendorUnknown Affected before 1.16.2 Fixed in 1.16.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Envira Gallery to version 1.16.2 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Envira Gallery (Unknown) Fixed in 1.16.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Envira Gallery 1.16.2
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-70510 Envira Gallery lets Multisite subsite admins install any pluginPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-70512 Envira Gallery lets contributors publish galleries without permissionPriority LOW 13
- TI-2026-70511 Envira Gallery lets authors read titles of other users' private postsPriority LOW 13
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104684
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-42w6-r5c3-5hw2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-104684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42w6-r5c3-5hw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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