WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Books Gallery < 4.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update via 'permalink_structure' Parameter

Description

The HM Books Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 4.8.0. This is due to the absence of capability checks and nonce verification in the admin_init hook that handles the permalink settings update at line 205-209 of wp-books-gallery.php. The vulnerable code checks only for the presence of the 'permalink_structure' POST parameter before updating the 'wbg_cpt_slug' option, without verifying that the request comes from an authenticated administrator. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the custom post type slug for the books gallery, which changes the URL structure for all book entries and can break existing links and SEO rankings.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.8.1

References

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Legion Hunter
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-04-23 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-04-23 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-04-24 (about 2 months ago)

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