Security Flaw in Document Gallery Plugin Exposing Media Data for WordPress
CVE-2026-74923
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 16 October 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-74923?
The Document Gallery WordPress plugin prior to version 5.1.1 lacks essential capability and ownership checks, enabling unauthorized users to generate galleries on demand. This vulnerability permits these users to disclose sensitive information, such as titles, descriptions, and direct URLs of media associated with unpublished, private, or deleted content. As a result, sensitive media data can be exposed, leading to potential privacy breaches and unauthorized access.
Affected Version(s)
Document Gallery 0 <= 5.1.1
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.