Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
-
AccessIdentify site running WP Social Feed Gallery ≤5.0.13
-
ExploitSend request to unauthorized plugin endpoint
-
ExecutionBypass missing access-control check
-
ImpactRead or alter plugin-controlled data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires only that a target WordPress site run the WP Social Feed Gallery (insta-gallery) plugin at a version from n/a through 5.0.13; the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no authentication and no user interaction are needed, so default installations of an affected version are reachable remotely. The available sources do not name the exact plugin feature, endpoint, or configuration setting whose authorization check is missing, so the precise trigger is not described. The primary limiting factor is impact scope: the flaw is rated only Low confidentiality and Low integrity with no availability impact (S:U), so it does not by itself yield full site takeover, code execution, or data destruction. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, likely-low-urgency issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, meaning network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated (PR:N) access with only low confidentiality and low integrity impact and no availability impact - consistent with a CWE-862 Missing Authorization flaw where an access-control check is absent on a plugin endpoint. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which signals scheduled remediation, not act_now/emergency. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no SSVC automatable/technical-impact values were supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input; absence of these signals is not evidence of safety but does mean there is no data indicating active or imminent widespread exploitation. The only reference is the Patchstack database entry (the reporter), which is a vulnerability advisory, not verified working exploit code. Net: a genuine but limited broken-access-control issue worth patching on a normal monthly cycle; the PR:N vector is the main aggravating factor, while the capped Low/Low impact and lack of exploitation signals keep real-world risk measured. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a request directly to an insta-gallery plugin endpoint that fails to verify the caller's authorization, allowing them to read or modify plugin-controlled data they should not be able to reach. The exact triggering endpoint and the specific data exposed are not described in the available sources. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 24, 2026
Missing authorization in the Quadlayers WP Social Feed Gallery (insta-gallery) plugin for WordPress through version 5.0.13 allows unauthenticated remote attackers (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) to reach functionality that should sit behind an access-control check, yielding low confidentiality and low integrity impact with no availability impact. The flaw is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and is rated 6.5, so it does not by itself provide full site takeover, code execution, or data destruction - a moderate-severity, likely-low-urgency issue rather than a top-tier emergency. No public exploit code or PoC reference was identified at time of analysis, there is no CISA KEV entry, and no vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data; the priority label assigned by vuln.today is 'this_month'.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, and the supplied advisory reference is the only authoritative source for a fixed release, so the first step is to check the Patchstack advisory for WP Social Feed Gallery (insta-gallery) at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/insta-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-social-feed-gallery-plugin-5-0-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve and apply any patched version it names above 5.0.13 as soon as one is published. Because the sources do not identify the specific endpoint or feature missing its authorization check, there is no targeted configuration change that can be recommended with confidence; the only complete way to remove exposure pending a fix is to deactivate and remove the insta-gallery plugin, with the trade-off that all social feed and gallery functionality on the site is lost. Given the moderate 6.5 severity, the low confidentiality/integrity impact, and the absence of public exploit code or KEV-listed exploitation, remediation can be scheduled within the normal monthly maintenance cycle rather than treated as an emergency.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a third-party WordPress plugin, insta-gallery (WP Social Feed Gallery) by Quadlayers, which handles social feed and gallery content inside a WordPress site; the supplied CPE (cpe:2.3:a:quadlayers:wp_social_feed_gallery) is version-wildcarded, indicating the whole release line through 5.0.13 is considered affected. The root cause class is CWE-862, Missing Authorization - an access-control function or check is absent rather than incorrectly ordered, so a request that should have been rejected for insufficient privileges is processed anyway. The CVSS vector places the attack over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required and no user interaction, which means an affected default installation is remotely reachable without credentials; the scope is unchanged and the impact is capped at low confidentiality and low integrity. The available sources do not name the exact plugin feature, endpoint, AJAX action, or configuration setting whose authorization check is missing, so the precise trigger is not described in the available sources; likewise the sources do not state whether specific plugin modules or settings gate the exposure, so that remains unverified.
Know when Wp Social Feed Gallery gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Missing authorization on a network-reachable plugin endpoint needs no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); broken access control yields limited data read/change (C:L/I:L), no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in quadlayers WP Social Feed Gallery insta-gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Social Feed Gallery: from n/a through 5.0.13.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-109263
GHSA-mm4c-rr57-h36h
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
Exploit-DB