# CVE-2026-107659: Missing authorization in Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract plaintext password protection credentials for published galleries via an exposed REST API field.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mx2w-w29v-38jq

## What is CVE-2026-107659?

CVE-2026-107659 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.11 via the 'id (post ID in /wp-json/wp/v2/modula-gallery/{id}) or none for collection route' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext Password Protect password and username for every published gallery from the modulaSettings REST field. The plugin's own /wp-json/modula/v2/gallery/{id}/settings endpoint correctly redacts the password for unauthenticated callers via redact_settings_for_public(), but no equivalent redaction is applied on the core /wp-json/wp/v2/modula-gallery path exposed by show_in_rest=true CPT registration.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-107659?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-107659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-107659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-107659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-107659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-107659 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-107659 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-107659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video 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-2026-107659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-107659/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107659
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107659
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-107659

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-107659/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.