CVE-2026-16561: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Sunshine Photo Cart
The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before 3.6.12 does not perform access control checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the comments of images belonging to private, password-protected or otherwise access-restricted galleries.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16561 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin prior to version 3.6.12. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to enforce access control on a specific AJAX action, enabling unauthenticated attackers to retrieve comments associated with images in galleries that are intended to be private or access-restricted. This exposure could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive user-generated content.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can access comments on images in private or restricted galleries, potentially exposing sensitive or confidential information that was intended to be protected by access controls.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming official fixes promptly. Until a fix is released, consider restricting access to the affected AJAX endpoint via other means such as web application firewall rules or disabling the plugin if feasible.
CVE-2026-16561: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Sunshine Photo Cart
Description
The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before 3.6.12 does not perform access control checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the comments of images belonging to private, password-protected or otherwise access-restricted galleries.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16561 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin prior to version 3.6.12. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to enforce access control on a specific AJAX action, enabling unauthenticated attackers to retrieve comments associated with images in galleries that are intended to be private or access-restricted. This exposure could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive user-generated content.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users can access comments on images in private or restricted galleries, potentially exposing sensitive or confidential information that was intended to be protected by access controls.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming official fixes promptly. Until a fix is released, consider restricting access to the affected AJAX endpoint via other means such as web application firewall rules or disabling the plugin if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T12:12:33.078Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a72d7adbf8831d5395e824b
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 06:26:53 UTC
Last enriched: 08/05/2026, 07:16:05 UTC
Last updated: 08/06/2026, 00:41:11 UTC
Views: 3
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