CVE-2024-3097

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.

Affected

smub · Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

EPSS

38.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-862

Published

2024-04-09

Updated

2026-04-08

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-3097.yaml

Security advisories

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/75f87f99-9f0d-46c2-a6f1-3c1ea01…
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3063940/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin…
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin/Block.php…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry