What is CVE-2026-18962?

CVE-2026-18962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Photo Album Plus, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-18962?

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

Auth bypass in Wp Photo Album Plus

CVE-2026-18962

The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.09.002 does not check that the current user is allowed to upload into the album they target when it processes a front-end upload, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to…

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.

Affected products

Unknown Wp Photo Album Plus — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18962?: CVE-2026-18962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Photo Album Plus, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-18962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.