WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
NextGEN Gallery < 4.5.0 - Contributor+ Image Metadata Disclosure via IDOR
Description
The plugin does not verify that the requesting user is entitled to a given image record before returning it, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the stored metadata of any image on the site, including images in galleries belonging to other users. The disclosed data includes the image's stored EXIF subset, covering camera make and model and capture timestamp, along with internal checksums and identifiers that the plugin's own capability-gated read path reserves to administrators.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
IDOR
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi
Submitter
Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-18 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-09-18 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-18 (about 2 days ago)