What is CVE-2026-1291?

CVE-2026-1291 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-1291?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

CVE-2026-1291

CVE-2026-1291

The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the REST API endpoint /wp-json/meow-gallery/v1/save_shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4 This ma…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1291?: CVE-2026-1291 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-1291?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.