CVE-2026-1291 (GCVE-0-2026-1291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-13 08:29 – Updated: 2026-06-13 08:29
VLAI
Title
Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Shortcode creation
Summary
The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the REST API endpoint /wp-json/meow-gallery/v1/save_shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to arbitrarily create or overwrite existing gallery shortcode records by supplying a user-controlled id value. The endpoint performs database update operations without verifying that the requesting user is authorized to modify the referenced gallery record or create their own.
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tigroumeow Meow Gallery Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.4.4 (semver)
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Credits
Chawabhon Netisingha
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