Photo Engine plugin flaw lets authors modify other users' posts
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.0 lacks proper authorization checks on a REST API route that updates post data. An authenticated attacker with Author-level access or above can modify the title, content, excerpt and other fields of arbitrary posts, pages and attachments, including those belonging to other users. The flaw is classified as CWE-639. 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 Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.6.0 does not have proper authorization checks when updating post data through one of its REST API routes in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to modify the title, content, excerpt and other fields of arbitrary posts, pages and attachments, including those belonging to other users.
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 | Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) | before 6.6.0 | 6.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) VendorUnknown Affected before 6.6.0 Fixed in 6.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Photo Engine plugin to version 6.6.0 or later, which is the fixed version listed for this product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) (Unknown) Fixed in 6.6.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115259
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-38w6-cwxx-3m7p
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-115259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38w6-cwxx-3m7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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