CVE-2022-41995 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-41995: WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape Plugin <= 2.2.8 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Vendor Galleryape

Product Gallery Images Ape

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Galleryape Gallery Images Ape allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Gallery Images Ape: from n/a through 2.2.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gallery Images Ape through version 2.2.8 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing modifications to gallery data. A logged-in user with low privileges can alter gallery content they should not have access to. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive data or crash the site, but allows unauthorized changes to published galleries.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify gallery content without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or deface gallery images and metadata, requiring manual restoration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41995 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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