CVE-2026-16561 Sunshine Photo Cart < 3.6.12 - Unauthenticated Private Gallery Comment Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can access comments from private or restricted galleries in the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin due to missing access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16561?
CVE-2026-16561 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Sunshine Photo Cart, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before 3.6.12 does not perform access control checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the comments of images belonging to private, password-protected or otherwise access-restricted galleries.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16561?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16561 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-2026-16561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-757h-48w7-3vc3.