CVE-2026-1291

Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Shortcode creation

Published Jun 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the REST API endpoint /wp-json/meow-gallery/v1/save_shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to arbitrarily create or overwrite existing gallery shortcode records by supplying a user-controlled id value. The endpoint performs database update operations without verifying that the requesting user is authorized to modify the referenced gallery record or create their own.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tigroumeow
Tigroumeow meow Gallery
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Tigroumeow
Tigroumeow meow Gallery
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the REST API endpoint /wp-json/meow-gallery/v1/save_shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to arbitrarily create or overwrite existing gallery shortcode records by supplying a user-controlled id value. The endpoint performs database update operations without verifying that the requesting user is authorized to modify the referenced gallery record or create their own.
Title Meow Gallery <= 5.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Shortcode creation
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 15, 2026, 7:25 PM
Reserved
Jan 21, 2026, 4:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 13, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 9:10 AM