Description
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its public REST endpoint actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete the generated album export ZIP archives it stores.
Published: 2026-08-09
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A REST endpoint named delexportzips in the WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin does not perform any capability or nonce verification. As a result, any user, regardless of authentication status, can invoke this action and delete the ZIP files that the plugin creates to export album data. The primary consequence is loss of these exported archives, constituting an availability violation that could remove backup copies of user content. The likely attack vector is a straightforward HTTP request to the publicly exposed endpoint; the description indicates that no authenticated session or token is required, so the vulnerability is effectively unauthenticated.

Affected Systems

It affects the WordPress plugin WP Photo Album Plus for all releases earlier than version 9.2.07.002. Administrators should verify that their plugin is at or above the patched version to ensure the delexportzips action is protected or removed.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw requires no special privileges and can be exploited by sending a simple HTTP request to the exposed REST endpoint. The EPSS score is <1%, indicating a very low but non-zero likelihood of exploitation. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects moderate severity. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the lack of authentication checks makes the impact significant in terms of availability, but the moderate CVSS score suggests that the overall threat is moderate rather than high.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 11:45 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade WP Photo Album Plus to version 9.2.07.002 or later to ensure the delexportzips endpoint requires proper authentication.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, disable the export feature or remove the plugin entirely to eliminate the vulnerable endpoint.
  • Configure your web server or firewall to block unauthenticated requests to /wp-json/wp-photo-album-plus/v1/delexportzips if you cannot upgrade or disable the feature immediately.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 11:45 UTC.

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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its public REST endpoint actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete the generated album export ZIP archives it stores.
Title WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.07.002 - Unauthenticated Export ZIP File Deletion via delexportzips
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:48:17.291Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T10:12:26.964Z

Link: CVE-2026-17014

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:48:12.118Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-09T06:18:17.827

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:16.753

Link: CVE-2026-17014

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:00:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-73

    External Control of File Name or Path