Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2023-45631

Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization via Multiple AJAX Actions

The Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to e.g. create galleries, delete galleries, rename albums, delete albums, and more. CVE-2024-37542 may be a duplicate of this.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-45631 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails. It affects Versions up to 2.0.3 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Oct 11, 2023
Last Updated
Jul 23, 2024
Slug
gallery-album
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Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-45631 is tracked for the Plugin Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.0.3. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.0.3
Tracking ID
CVE-2023-45631
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Identifier strength
CVE-2023-45631

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Version evidence
Versions up to 2.0.3

Affected version data gives operators a concrete comparison point against installed WordPress software.

Patch evidence
No patch listed

No patched version is listed, so the record is useful mainly for monitoring and risk acceptance decisions.

Source coverage
1 reference

External references are available for source validation, advisory review, and incident notes.

Verification Checklist

How to validate this finding

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Step 1

Inventory the installed Plugin package and compare its version with Versions up to 2.0.3.

Step 2

Monitor vendor advisories because this Vulnerability issue has no fixed release listed here.

Step 3

Review references and CVSS vector details for exploitability, authentication requirements, and exposure path.

Step 4

After patching, re-run vulnerability monitoring and keep the related plugin or theme hub under review for follow-up CVEs.

Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
gallery-album View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2023-45631
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.0.3
Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails

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Critical CVE-2024-35750 No patch listed Jun 06, 2024
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Critical CVE-2017-14125 1.2.1 Sep 22, 2017
CVE-2017-14125 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails SQL Injection

Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails < 1.2.1 - SQL Injection

High CVE-2022-47603 2.0.2 Feb 03, 2023
CVE-2022-47603 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails <= 2.0.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2024-31120 No patch listed Mar 29, 2024
CVE-2024-31120 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2024-30550 No patch listed Mar 29, 2024
CVE-2024-30550 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Cross-Site Scripting

Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album <= 2.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2023-45630 No patch listed Oct 11, 2023
CVE-2023-45630 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Cross-Site Scripting

Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album <= 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2022-1946 2.0.0 Jun 13, 2022
CVE-2022-1946 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Cross-Site Scripting

Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails <= 1.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2023-45629 No patch listed Oct 11, 2023
CVE-2023-45629 Gallery – Image and Video Gallery with Thumbnails Cross-Site Request Forgery

Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album <= 2.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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