# CVE-2022-35726: WordPress Video Gallery plugin <= 1.3.4.5 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authentication in the Video Gallery plugin to gain unauthorized access to user accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p3vv-q24c-wg3v

## What is CVE-2022-35726?

CVE-2022-35726 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in yotuwp Video Gallery (WordPress plugin), published on 23 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Broken Authentication vulnerability in yotuwp Video Gallery plugin <= 1.3.4.5 at WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35726?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Yotuwp Video Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-35726?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35726 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-35726 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in yotuwp Video Gallery (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-4258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4258/): Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP <= 1.3.13 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4551/): Path traversal in Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-25477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25477/): WordPress Video Gallery Plugin <= 1.3.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-35726 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-35726 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in yotuwp Video Gallery (WordPress plugin), published on 23 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: yotuwp Video Gallery (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35726/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35726/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35726
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35726
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35726

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35726/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.