CVE-2026-111972: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)
Description
The Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not verify that a user is authorised to act on the targeted media attachment, allowing authenticated users with the author role and above to delete arbitrary media attachments, including those uploaded by other users and administrators.
Affected software
Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-17T18:09:21.043Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad9aa274d27ba8daa32e933
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 06:16:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 06:16:07 UTC
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