The Meta-box GalleryMeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mb_gallery' custom post type in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create and publish galleries.
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Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The Meta-box GalleryMeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mb_gallery' custom post type in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create and publish galleries.
Title Meta-box GalleryMeta <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Gallery Management
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-01-24T08:26:34.512Z

Updated: 2026-01-24T08:26:34.512Z

Reserved: 2026-01-07T19:28:25.648Z

Link: CVE-2026-0687

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-24T09:15:53.023

Modified: 2026-01-24T09:15:53.023

Link: CVE-2026-0687

cve-icon Redhat

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