# CVE-2026-19717: CatFolders Document Gallery < 2.0.7 - Unauthenticated Attachment Disclosure via REST API

> Unauthenticated attackers can access private media attachment details via REST API due to missing authorization checks in the CatFolders Document Gallery plugin.

- **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 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mhj-h5rp-p5mp

## What is CVE-2026-19717?

CVE-2026-19717 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not have authorisation checks in some of its REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the title, type, size and URL of the media attachments assigned to any of its folders, including folders which are not published in any gallery on the site.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19717?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19717?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19717 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19717 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19717 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19717 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19717 exists.

Affected product: Unknown CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library. 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-2026-19717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19717/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19717
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19717
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19717

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19717/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.