CVE-2026-1463: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (WordPress plugin) · PHP Remote File Inclusion
Affects Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| smubPhoto Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict Author-level user capabilities to prevent exploitation and consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin. Monitor for updates from the vendor or WordPress plugin repository regarding patches or mitigations.
Description
The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.3 via the 'template' parameter in gallery shortcodes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d7bc556-cdaf-42a7-8801-ad2e4945a137?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.0.3/src/DisplayType/LegacyTemplateLocator.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.0.3/src/DisplayType/Controller.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3460327/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/DisplayType/LegacyTemplateLocator.php?old=3423202&old_path=nextgen-gallery%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2FDisplayType%2FLegacyTemplateLocator.php (opens in a new tab)