Missing access checks in Document Gallery expose private attachments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not check capabilities or ownership when it generates a gallery on demand. An unauthenticated remote attacker can list the titles, descriptions and direct file URLs of media attached to unpublished, private or trashed content (CWE-200). A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not perform any capability or ownership check when generating a gallery on demand, allowing unauthenticated users to enumerate and disclose the titles, descriptions and direct file URLs of media attached to unpublished, private or trashed content.
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 | Document Gallery | up to 5.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Document Gallery VendorUnknown Affected up to 5.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Document Gallery.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74923
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-gpqc-hmwj-8jjg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-74923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpqc-hmwj-8jjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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