---
id: "CVE-2026-114705"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114705"]
title: "WP Social Feed Gallery: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00266
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["insta-gallery", "package", "wordpress", "wp-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T10:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114705", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114705", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# WP Social Feed Gallery: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls

WP Social Feed Gallery (insta-gallery), a WordPress plugin by quadlayers, has a missing authorization check, so requests can reach functions that should be restricted. An attacker with access to the plugin's endpoints can perform actions their role should not allow.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get insta-gallery --field=version`
- Confirm whether the plugin is active on the site

## Fix

- Update WP Social Feed Gallery (insta-gallery) to a version later than `5.0.13`, as listed in the advisory
- unknown: the sources do not name the patched version

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T10:47:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114705
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114705

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in quadlayers WP Social Feed Gallery insta-gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Social Feed Gallery: from n/a through 5.0.13.

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