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CVE-2022-2597: The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.19.0 does not have proper authorisation checks in some of its REST endpoints, allowing users with a role as low as contributor

medium Affects visual-portfolio\,-photo-gallery-\&-post-grid (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.19.0 does not have proper authorisation checks in some of its REST endpoints, allowing users with a role as low as contributor

Package
visual-portfolio\,-photo-gallery-\&-post-grid (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.19.0
Fixed in
2.19.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (44.3th percentile)
Published
2022-09-05
Source
nvd

References

CWE-863
NVD recordvisual-portfolio\,-photo-gallery-\&-post-grid (WordPress plugin) advisories

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