CVE-2026-1254 Missing authorization in Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery
Authenticated contributors can modify arbitrary post content via the REST API due to missing authorization checks in the Modula Image Gallery plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1254?
CVE-2026-1254 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery, published on 14 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to modify specific posts before updating them via the REST API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to update the title, excerpt, and content of arbitrary posts by passing post IDs in the modulaImages field when editing a gallery.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1254?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92mm-wrj7-g7r7.