CVE-2024-3097: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · 38% EPSS · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 38.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2024
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| smub Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, consider restricting access to the plugin's endpoints or disabling the plugin if sensitive image metadata exposure is a concern.
Description
The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/75f87f99-9f0d-46c2-a6f1-3c1ea0176303?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- zpbrent.github.io/pocs/8-plugin-nextgen-gallery-InfoDis-20240327.mp4 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin/Block.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3063940/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin/Block.php?old=3003333&old_path=nextgen-gallery%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2FREST%2FAdmin%2FBlock.php (opens in a new tab)