What is CVE-2026-111972?

CVE-2026-111972 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-111972?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

CVE-2026-111972

CVE-2026-111972

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.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published 2026-10-22 · last modified 2026-10-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/3566b7d5-d90d-4212-af6f-3f2437407a65/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-111972?: CVE-2026-111972 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-111972?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.