Auth bypass in Visualportfolio Visual Portfolio\, Photo Gallery \& Post Grid
CVE-2022-2597
The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.19.0 does not have proper authorisation checks in some of its REST endpoints, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to call them and inject arbitrary CSS in arbitrary saved layouts
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Visualportfolio Visual_portfolio\,_photo_gallery_\&_post_grid
- Unknown Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid — versions 2.19.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2597?
- CVE-2022-2597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Visualportfolio Visual Portfolio\, Photo Gallery \& Post Grid, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2597?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2597 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.