CVE-2026-32436
Received Received - Intake
Missing Authorization in VW Photography Allows Unauthorized Access

Publication date: 2026-03-13

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in vowelweb VW Photography vw-photography allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VW Photography: from n/a through <= 1.3.8.
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Published
2026-03-13
Last Modified
2026-04-29
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-03-13
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-32436
EUVD
EUVD-2026-11976
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Vendor Product Version / Range
vowelweb vw_photography to 1.3.8 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-32436 is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the WordPress VW Photography Theme versions up to and including 1.3.8. It occurs due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, which allows unauthenticated users to perform actions that normally require higher privileges.

This vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Broken Access Control.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to perform privileged actions without proper authorization. However, it has a CVSS severity score of 5.3, indicating a low priority and low severity impact.

It is considered unlikely to be exploited in a way that causes significant harm, but it still poses a risk of unauthorized actions within the VW Photography Theme.

Users are advised to update to version 1.3.9 or later to mitigate this risk.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate the CVE-2026-32436 vulnerability in the VW Photography WordPress theme, you should update the theme to version 1.3.9 or later, where the issue has been resolved.

This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks allowing unauthenticated users to perform privileged actions, so applying the patch is the recommended immediate step.

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