Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Shortcode creation
| CVE | CVE-2026-1291 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 4.3 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | June 12, 2026 |
| Last Updated | June 13, 2026 |
| Researcher |
Chawabhon Netisingha (JNX03)
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Description
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.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vulnerability Details for Meow Gallery
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | meow-gallery (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 5.4.5, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in Meow Gallery
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection | CVE-2026-32418 | Nguyen Ba Khanh | February 26, 2026 | |
| 2 | Meow Gallery <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2025-47449 | R4mbb | May 7, 2025 | |
| 3 | Gallery Block (Meow Gallery) <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2024-4386 | Krzysztof Zając | May 8, 2024 | |
| 4 | Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.8 - SQL Injection | CVE-2021-24465 | apple502j | September 2, 2021 | |
| 5 | Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update | WPScanTeam | September 2, 2021 |
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