CVE-2026-81653 NextGEN Gallery < 4.5.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary Gallery Image Deletion via IDOR
Authenticated users with gallery-management capabilities can delete, copy, or re-tag arbitrary images belonging to other users due to missing ownership verification.
- 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-2026-81653?
CVE-2026-81653 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes, published on 20 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not verify that the user acting on an image owns the gallery it belongs to, allowing users granted its gallery-management capability by an administrator to delete, copy and re-tag any image on the site, including images in galleries belonging to other users.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81653?
How do I fix CVE-2026-81653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81653 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-2026-81653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpjm-x6rh-jvwr.