# CVE-2026-105976: Portfolio Filter Gallery < 2.2.1 - Contributor+ Missing Authorization via Multiple AJAX Actions

> Contributors can read, modify, and delete other users' galleries and site-wide filters due to missing authorization checks in AJAX actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qpvh-mq7h-9x9h

## What is CVE-2026-105976?

CVE-2026-105976 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Portfolio Filter Gallery, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Portfolio Filter Gallery  WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform proper authorization checks in a set of AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Contributor role to read, modify and delete other users' galleries as well as site-wide gallery filters.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105976?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-105976?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-105976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-105976 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-105976 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Portfolio Filter Gallery, published on 10 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Portfolio Filter Gallery. 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-2026-105976/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-105976/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105976
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105976
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-105976

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-105976/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.