CVE-2026-18962 WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.09.002 - Subscriber+ Cross-Album File Upload via Missing Authorization
Authenticated users can upload files to other users' albums due to missing authorization checks in the WP Photo Album Plus 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-2026-18962?
CVE-2026-18962 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Photo Album Plus, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.09.002 does not check that the current user is allowed to upload into the album they target when it processes a front-end upload, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to upload files into albums owned by other users or by the administrator. Exploitation requires the WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.09.002's front-end user upload feature to be enabled, which is not the default.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18962?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18962 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-2026-18962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3rf-7cjg-vf9x.