CVE-2026-22485
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 Ruhul Amin My Album Gallery my-album-gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects My Album Gallery: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization vulnerability in the My Album Gallery WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks on certain functions or AJAX actions, allowing lower-privileged users (or potentially unauthenticated users) to access functionality that should be restricted to administrators. The 'Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels' mentioned in the description indicates the plugin has some access control mechanism but it is improperly implemented, likely missing capability checks or nonce validation for sensitive operations.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'My Album Gallery' plugin and note the installed version number. Compare this version against any known affected version ranges for CVE-2026-22485.Affected if The plugin is installed and running a version that falls within the affected version range.
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Identify AJAX action handlersExamine the plugin's main PHP file(s) for registered AJAX hooks using add_action('wp_ajax_...) and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_...). List all AJAX callback functions that handle sensitive operations like album creation, deletion, or settings modification.Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions that handle data modifications without apparent capability checks.
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Check AJAX callbacks for capability verificationOpen each AJAX callback function identified in the previous step. Look for the presence of current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks at the beginning of each function that performs sensitive operations.Affected if AJAX callback functions that modify album data or settings lack capability checks (current_user_can() calls) and can be accessed by lower-privileged users.
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Inspect admin page handlers for authorizationReview admin menu registration and page handler functions (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) and their corresponding callback functions. Verify that these handlers include proper capability checks before executing sensitive operations.Affected if Admin functions that create, modify, or delete albums and settings do not verify user capabilities before executing.
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Verify nonce validation on sensitive actionsSearch the plugin code for wp_nonce_field(), wp_verify_nonce(), or check_admin_referer() calls in functions that process data submissions from users. Check if these nonce checks are present in AJAX handlers and form processing code.Affected if Form submissions and AJAX requests that modify plugin data lack nonce validation, allowing potential CSRF attacks.
A user is affected if the My Album Gallery plugin is installed and its AJAX handlers or admin functions lack proper capability checks (current_user_can()) and nonce validation for operations that should require administrator privileges.
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 dataAdd proper WordPress capability checks (using current_user_can()) and nonce validation to all admin functions and AJAX endpoints. Ensure all actions that modify album data or settings require administrator-level privileges.
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