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Customizable Wordpress Gallery Plugin Modula Image GalleryWordPress extension · Wpchill

CVE-2022-41135

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.6.91 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unauth. Plugin Settings Change vulnerability in Modula plugin <= 2.6.9 on WordPress.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An unauthenticated attacker can modify plugin settings in the Modula WordPress plugin versions 2.6.9 and below. This could allow attackers to alter gallery configurations or potentially inject malicious content through manipulated settings.

MitigationUpdate the Modula plugin to a version newer than 2.6.9. Verify gallery functionality after the update.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Customizable Wordpress Gallery Plugin Modula Image GalleryWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.6.91

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Modula Image Gallery plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Modula Image Gallery' by WPChill in the list of active plugins.
    Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version of Modula
    In the Plugins list, find the Modula Image Gallery entry and locate the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file (usually wp-content/plugins/modula-best-grid-gallery/includes/plugin.php or similar) for the 'Version' header in the file comments.
    Affected if The version number is lower than 2.6.91 (e.g., 2.6.9, 2.6.8, etc.)
  3. Verify plugin settings endpoint accessibility
    Inspect the plugin's admin AJAX handlers or REST API routes. Check if any settings-related AJAX actions (typically containing 'modula' and 'save' or 'settings' in the name) are registered without capability checks or nonce validation for unauthenticated users.
    Affected if Settings-related AJAX actions or REST endpoints accept requests from unauthenticated (logged-out) users without proper authorization checks
  4. Review plugin capability requirements
    Examine the plugin's PHP code for functions handling settings updates (often found in includes/admin/class-modula-admin.php or similar). Look for 'add_action' calls registering AJAX hooks and check if they include 'wp_ajax_nopriv' or similar hooks allowing unauthenticated access.
    Affected if The plugin registers AJAX handlers that process settings changes without requiring authentication (uses 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks for settings-related actions)

If Modula Image Gallery is installed with a version lower than 2.6.91 and its settings endpoints accept unauthenticated requests, the environment is affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.6.91 or later
Fixed in 2.6.91
Interim mitigation

Update the Modula plugin to a version newer than 2.6.9. Verify gallery functionality after the update.

Recommended fix High confidence

Modula Image Gallery version 2.6.91

  1. Backup your WordPress site database and files before making any changes
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Find the Modula Image Gallery plugin in the list
  4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 2.6.91 of the plugin
  5. Verify the plugin updated successfully to version 2.6.91 or higher
  6. Test that gallery functionality works correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Customizable Wordpress Gallery Plugin Modula Image Gallery Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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