NextGEN Gallery <= 4.4.0 — Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2026-81650Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery nextgen-gallery
- Affected≤ 4.4.0
- Patched in4.5.0
Update to 4.5.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 4.4.0. Version 4.5.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 4.5.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Alihan Şahin.
The NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.0. This is due to missing file type validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server, which may make remote code execution possible.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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|---|---|---|---|
| High8.1 | Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'task_list' and 'app_config' Parameters ≤4.5.5Update to 4.5.6 | CVE-2026-118191 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Custom+) Remote Code Execution via XML-RPC 'meta_data' Mass Assignment and Path Traversal ≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0 | CVE-2026-76010 | |
| Medium5.4 | Unauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Comment `title` Attribute via Shutter Lightbox innerHTML ≤4.5.4Update to 4.5.5 | CVE-2026-116563 | |
| High7.5 | Authenticated (Custom+) Local File Inclusion via Lightroom 'gallery_edit' Task property_list + Image Upload ≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0 | CVE-2026-76012 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read ≤4.5.0Update to 4.5.1 | CVE-2026-94123 |
- High8.1Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'task_list' and 'app_config' Parameters
≤4.5.5Update to 4.5.6
- High8.8Authenticated (Custom+) Remote Code Execution via XML-RPC 'meta_data' Mass Assignment and Path Traversal
≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0
- Medium5.4Unauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Comment `title` Attribute via Shutter Lightbox innerHTML
≤4.5.4Update to 4.5.5
- High7.5Authenticated (Custom+) Local File Inclusion via Lightroom 'gallery_edit' Task property_list + Image Upload
≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0
- High7.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
≤4.5.0Update to 4.5.1
Same weakness (Arbitrary File Upload)
All Arbitrary File Upload| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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- CVSS / CWE
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