Improper Capability Check in Meow Gallery WordPress Plugin
CVE-2026-92423

2.7LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Meow Gallery
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-92423?

The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress prior to version 5.5.5 lacks sufficient checks on user capabilities, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access or higher to view sensitive information. This includes titles, authors, dates, and statuses of other users' draft and private posts, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Meow Gallery 0 < 5.5.5

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.

CVE-2026-92423 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/03bd9795-8036-4ec9-ab11-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.7
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kaan Özbek
WPScan
.