CVE-2024-35721 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35721: WordPress Image Gallery plugin <= 1.4.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor A Wp Life
Product Image Gallery – Lightbox Gallery, Responsive Photo Gallery, Masonry Gallery
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 10, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in A WP Life Image Gallery – Lightbox Gallery, Responsive Photo Gallery, Masonry Gallery.This issue affects Image Gallery – Lightbox Gallery, Responsive Photo Gallery, Masonry Gallery: from n/a through 1.4.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Image Gallery plugin for WordPress contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive gallery data they should not be able to view. An attacker with a basic user account can read information about galleries and their contents without proper permission checks. This affects versions up to 1.4.5.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read gallery data and metadata that should be restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Private or restricted gallery content may be exposed to low-privilege users who should not access it.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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