WordPress ACF Galerie 4 Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress ACF Galerie 4 plugin, affecting versions through 1.4.2. This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks, allowing unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to functions or data that require higher privileges, potentially allowing them to perform actions such as modifying content or settings.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress ACF Galerie 4 plugin should update to version 1.4.3 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.