Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Photography <= 7.7.6 versions.
Published: 2026-07-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Based on the description, it is inferred that an unauthenticated broken access control flaw in the Photography theme allows anyone who can reach the WordPress site to invoke actions that are normally restricted to privileged users, such as editing or deleting posts, media, or theme settings. The weakness is identified as CWE‑862: Broken Access Control. This directly threatens the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site’s content and configuration. The impact is therefore the potential loss or corruption of data and compromise of the site’s functionality.

Affected Systems

Based on the description, it is inferred that the flaw affects WordPress installations using the Photography theme from ThemeGoods version 7.7.6 and earlier. Site owners must confirm the exact theme version; if they are using a version in this range, the vulnerability is present.

Risk and Exploitability

Based on the description, it is inferred that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely via the WordPress site web interface. The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that the likelihood of exploitation is currently very low. The vulnerability is unauthenticated, implying that an attacker could exploit this flaw remotely through the web interface without needing a valid user account. The weakness is not known to be currently exploited in the wild and is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 22:00 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Verify the current theme version and update the Photography theme to any release that is newer than 7.7.6, if ThemeGoods has issued a patch.
  • If an update is not available or cannot be applied, disable or uninstall the Photography theme to eliminate the vulnerable code.
  • Limit access to the theme’s directories and files through server‑side permission settings or .htaccess rules to reduce the risk of unauthorized modifications.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 22:00 UTC.

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History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Themegoods
Themegoods photography
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Themegoods
Themegoods photography
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Photography <= 7.7.6 versions.
Title WordPress Photography theme <= 7.7.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
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'}


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Themegoods Photography
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:51:19.862Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:53:35.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-65487

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Updated: 2026-07-23T14:10:27.516Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-23T12:18:41.823

Modified: 2026-07-23T15:18:05.490

Link: CVE-2026-65487

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-08-03T22:15:04Z

Weaknesses