Catfolders Document Gallery Pro exposes unpublished folders
Catfolders Document Gallery Pro before 2.0.7 leaves some REST routes unauthorized and relies on a client-forgeable content token. An unauthenticated visitor can list and download files from folders that were never published on the site.
- Component
- Catfolders Document Gallery Pro
- Plugin slug
catfolders-document-gallery-pro- Affected
- 2.0.6 to < 2.0.7
- Safe version
2.0.7- Published
- Aug 29, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 29, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to 2.0.7 or later and assess unpublished document folders for unauthorized listing or download activity.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Catfolders Document Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not authorise some of its REST API routes, and the token identifying the requested content is forgeable client side, allowing unauthenticated users to list and download the contents of folders that were never published on the site.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N