CVE-2022-41995 (GCVE-0-2022-41995)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-02 14:51 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape Plugin <= 2.2.8 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-02 17:34 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Galleryape Gallery Images Ape Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.2.8 (custom)
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Credits
thiennv (Patchstack Alliance)
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