CVE-2024-23518

WordPress ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin <= 2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

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Published Jun 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Navneil Naicker ACF Photo Gallery Field.This issue affects ACF Photo Gallery Field: from n/a through 2.6.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Navneil Naicker

ACF Photo Gallery Field

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.6

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.7 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21013	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Navneil Naicker ACF Photo Gallery Field.This issue affects ACF Photo Gallery Field: from n/a through 2.6.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.441% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/navz-photo-gallery/wordpress-acf-photo-gallery-field-plugin-2-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Jun 11, 2024, 5:05 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:09 PM
Reserved: Jan 17, 2024, 6:18 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:06 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:06 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 11, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

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