GalleryWordPress extension · Wpdevart
CVE-2023-45631
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album: from n/a through 2.0.3.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in the wpdevart Responsive Image Gallery and Gallery Album WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to gallery content, administrative functions, or sensitive resources that should require proper authorization.
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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
GalleryWordPress extension
<= 2.0.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify wpdevart Gallery plugin is installedLocate the plugin directory in your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins and check for a folder containing 'wpdevart' and 'gallery' in the name, or search for files containing 'Wpdevart_Responsive_Image_Gallery'Affected if The plugin directory exists in wp-content/plugins
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually named like wpdevart-gallery.php) or the readme.txt file in the plugin directory and locate the version number in the plugin header commentAffected if The version number is 2.0.3 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is active and web-accessibleCheck the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins to verify the Wpdevart Responsive Image Gallery plugin is activated, and confirm the wp-content/plugins/wpdevart-gallery directory is accessible via web browserAffected if The plugin is activated and its files are web-accessible
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Check for unprotected gallery endpointsAttempt to access common plugin endpoints such as /wp-content/plugins/wpdevart-gallery/ or any AJAX actions (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=) related to the gallery plugin without authenticationAffected if Gallery content or administrative functions are accessible without login
Your environment is affected if the Wpdevart Responsive Image Gallery plugin version 2.0.3 or lower is installed, activated, and accessible via the web without requiring authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks at all access points within the plugin, particularly around gallery/album viewing and administrative functions; if a patched version is available, upgrade immediately; otherwise, restrict access to the plugin's admin interfaces via web server-level authentication or WordPress capability checks until the vulnerability is remediated.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-45631 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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