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Envira Gallery EUVDEUVD-2026-96739

| CVE-2026-104680 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-10-11 WPScan GHSA-fhr8-5rh4-3948
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as subsite Administrator
  2. Delivery
    Invoke Envira setup-wizard install request
  3. Exploit
    Bypass missing network-capability check
  4. Execution
    Install arbitrary plugin to network-shared directory
  5. Impact
    Gain network-wide code execution

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires a WordPress Multisite network AND an attacker authenticated as a subsite Administrator (PR:H) - this is NOT exploitable on standard single-site WordPress, where Administrators legitimately install plugins. The specific trigger is the Envira Gallery setup-wizard plugin-installation request, which omits the network capability check WordPress reserves for plugin installs and does not restrict targets to Envira's curated list. Limiting factors: the attacker must already hold subsite-Administrator credentials, the install only crosses a privilege boundary in Multisite deployments, and sites running Envira Gallery 1.16.2 or later are patched. No end-user interaction is required (UI:N).

Impact

This is a genuine but conditionally-gated privilege-escalation issue (CWE-269) rather than a drive-by critical. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, base 7.2) is internally consistent with the description: exploitation is network-reachable and low-complexity but requires PR:H - specifically an authenticated WordPress Multisite subsite Administrator. A publicly available exploit exists (WPScan), which raises practical risk, but there is NO CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was provided in the input, so there is no evidence of active, widespread exploitation - treat POC availability and active exploitation as distinct signals. The decisive limiting factor is deployment context: the flaw is only meaningful on WordPress Multisite networks where the attacker already holds subsite-Administrator rights, which narrows the realistic attacker population to insiders or compromised subsite-admin accounts in multi-tenant hosting. No SSVC decision data, EPSS probability, or KEV status was supplied, so automatability and exploitation-maturity cannot be scored from the input. Net: a real priority specifically for Multisite/multi-tenant WordPress operators, but a lower practical concern for single-site installs, which are unaffected by the privilege-boundary being crossed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

On a WordPress Multisite network, a user holding only subsite Administrator rights (e.g., a tenant on shared hosting) invokes the Envira Gallery setup-wizard installation request, which fails to check the network-level capability WordPress reserves for plugin installation. Because the handler does not restrict installs to Envira's curated list, the attacker installs an arbitrary WordPress.org-published plugin into the network-shared plugin directory, gaining code that executes across every subsite - a privilege reserved for the network Super Admin. A public proof-of-concept for this flaw has been published by WPScan.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 11, 2026

Envira Gallery WordPress plugin versions before 1.16.2 fail to verify the capability WordPress reserves for plugin installation when handling the setup-wizard plugin-installation request, letting an authenticated Multisite subsite Administrator install any WordPress.org-published plugin into the network-shared plugins directory - an action Multisite reserves for the network Super Admin. The issue is gated: it only crosses a privilege boundary on WordPress Multisite networks and requires the attacker to already hold subsite-Administrator credentials (CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, assessed with S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, scored 7.2), and it is not exploitable on standard single-site WordPress where Administrators legitimately install plugins. Publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan-published), and the vendor has released a fixed version 1.16.2.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade the Envira Gallery WordPress plugin to version 1.16.2, which adds the missing capability verification and restricts installation to Envira's curated plugin list; this is the definitive fix and removes the privilege boundary crossing on Multisite. If immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls are: on Multisite networks, audit and, where practical, remove or restrict the subsite Administrator role from users who should not hold network-level plugin authority, since the exploit requires exactly that role (Microsoft-style role narrowing may disrupt legitimate site management); monitor network-level plugin activation events and unexpected new plugin directories for activity originating from subsite admins; and block or monitor the Envira Gallery setup-wizard installation endpoint until the upgrade is deployed, trading off any incomplete setup workflows that depend on it. Reference the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04e7dc2a-764e-4c0b-b929-d9f1881ef1ca/ for the disclosure details, and note that single-site WordPress deployments are unaffected and need no special action beyond routine patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Envira Gallery 0 <1.16.2

Affected Packages

euvd envira_gallery fix: 1.16.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Root cause is CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) implemented in the Envira Gallery setup wizard: the plugin-installation request handler does not call the capability check that WordPress reserves for installing plugins (install_plugins, which on Multisite is granted only to the network Super Admin) and does not constrain the install target to Envira's own curated plugin list. As a result, a subsite Administrator can drive the setup wizard to fetch and install an arbitrary plugin from the WordPress.org repository into the network-shared plugins directory, effectively escalating to network-level plugin control and enabling the execution of attacker-chosen plugin code across all subsites. The affected component is the Envira Gallery WordPress plugin (CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:envira_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; EUVD identifies Envira Gallery 0 <1.16.2). This is a web-delivered, unauthenticated-at-the-network-layer issue over HTTP(S) but it is gated by the pre-existing subsite-Administrator role, and the scope change (S:C) reflects the crossing from subsite administration to network Super Admin authority rather than any memory-safety or remote-code flaw in the plugin itself.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

PR:H because a subsite Administrator account is required; S:C because the escalation crosses from the subsite authority into the network-wide shared directory managed by the Super Admin, yielding full C/I/A impact via arbitrary plugin code.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 11, 2026 - 12:22 NVD
7.2 (HIGH)
Patch available
Oct 11, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 11, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.2
CVE Published
Oct 11, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 does not verify that a user holds the capability WordPress reserves for installing Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 code before processing its setup-wizard Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2-installation request, and does not restrict the installation to its own curated list, allowing a Multisite subsite Administrator to install an arbitrary WordPress.org-published Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 into the network-shared Envira Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.16.2 directory, a privilege Multisite reserves for the network Super Admin.

Technical POC Analysis

Evidence basis: WPScan/WPVDB advisory 04e7dc2a-764e-4c0b-b929-d9f1881ef1ca only.

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Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Envira Gallery, a WordPress gallery plugin, contains a privilege-boundary flaw in versions before 1.16.2 that allows an existing Multisite subsite Administrator to install arbitrary WordPress.org plugins across the entire network - an action WordPress reserves for the network Super Admin. Only organizations running WordPress Multisite are exposed; standard single-site WordPress installations are unaffected, since Administrators there legitimately install plugins. Because plugins placed in the network-shared directory execute across every subsite, successful abuse can give an attacker code-level control over the whole network, making this a network-wide integrity and confidentiality concern for affected hosting and enterprise WordPress estates.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress gallery plugin, but impact limited to Multisite deployments
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

56
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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