CVE-2026-16561
Received Received - Intake

Sunshine Photo Cart Comment Exposure Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-08-05

Last updated on: 2026-08-05

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before 3.6.12 does not perform access control checks in one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the comments of images belonging to private, password-protected or otherwise access-restricted galleries.

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Published
2026-08-05
Last Modified
2026-08-05
Generated
2026-08-05
AI Q&A
2026-08-05
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-16561
EUVD
EUVD-2026-53100

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Vendor Product Version / Range
sunshine_photo_cart plugin to 3.6.12 (exc)

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before version 3.6.12 has a vulnerability where it fails to check access controls in an AJAX action. This allows unauthenticated users to view comments from private, password-protected, or otherwise restricted image galleries.

Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, check if your Sunshine Photo Cart plugin version is below 3.6.12. You can use WordPress admin panel or run the command: wp plugin list | grep sunshine-photo-cart in your WordPress installation directory. If the version is outdated, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could expose sensitive comments from restricted galleries to unauthorized users. Attackers might gather private information or use the exposed data for further exploits.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to non-compliance with GDPR or HIPAA by exposing private user data. Unauthorized access to restricted content may violate data protection requirements.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately update the Sunshine Photo Cart plugin to version 3.6.12 or later. If updating is not possible, consider disabling the plugin temporarily until an update is applied. Regularly check for plugin updates to prevent similar issues.

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