VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-0687
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box-gallerymeta/tags/3.0.1/gallerymetaboxes.php#L375
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box-gallerymeta/tags/3.0.1/include/posttype.php#L29
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/872c61aa-c95c-4b86-8e39-8112bb117a0b?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.