Portfolio Filter Gallery vulnerability

The Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform proper authorization checks in a set of AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Contributor role to read, modify and delete other users' galleries as well as site-wide gallery filters.

Published 10 Oct 2026Updated 10 Oct 20261 sources
CVSS 4.7

What happened

The Portfolio Filter Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform proper authorization checks in a set of AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Contributor role to read, modify and delete other users' galleries as well as site-wide gallery filters.

Affected versions

Portfolio Filter Gallery: before 2.2.1 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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