# CVE-2026-3695: SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App delete.php path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in delete.php to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hfg-9c72-535r

## What is CVE-2026-3695?

CVE-2026-3695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App, published on 8 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /delete.php. Such manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Remyandrade Modern Image Gallery App.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-3695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3695 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-3695 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App

- [CVE-2025-70457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70457/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-3070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3070/): SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App upload.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App, published on 8 Mar 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-2026-3695 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Modern Image Gallery App. 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-2026-3695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.