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CVE-2024-8437: The WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked via AJAX like wpeg_settings and w

medium Affects wp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions hooked via AJAX like wpeg_settings and w

Package
wp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.8.5
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (20.4th percentile)
Published
2024-09-25
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordwp-easy-gallery (WordPress plugin) advisories

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