CVE-2026-92115 — WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.02.002 - Authenticated (Custom+) Command Injection via 'value' Parameter (crop item) in update-photo AJAX Action
The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated Command Injection in all versions up to, and including, 9.3.02.002 via the `value` parameter of the `update-photo` AJAX action. This is due to insufficient shell escaping within the `wppa_image_magick_a()` function, where the attacker-controlled `value` parameter is concatenated raw — without `escapeshellarg()` — into an ImageMagick command string before being passed to `exec()`; further, `wppa_decode()` actively restores percent-encoded shell metacharacters (e.g., `%26`→`&`, `%23`→`#`) rather than stripping them, allowing crafted payloads to survive sanitization and break out of the ImageMagick argument context. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers holding the plugin-defined `wppa_upload` capability to execute arbitrary operating-system commands as the web-server user, achieving full remote code execution on the underlying server. Exploitation requires ImageMagick to be enabled on the server; the `wppa_upload` capability is a plugin-level privilege that site administrators may grant to lower-privileged WordPress roles via the plugin's Users settings, broadening the pool of potential attackers beyond administrators.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Opajaap WP Photo Album Plus).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opajaap | WP Photo Album Plus | ≤ 9.3.02.002 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.8 | 5.9 | security@wordfence.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Wordfence via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: security@wordfence.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Source status changed · Received → Deferred
- Affected products added · opajaap/wp photo album plus
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 8.8
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
References
7 on the record
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/tags/9.3.01.003/wppa-photo-files.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/tags/9.3.01.003/wppa-ajax.php
- downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.3.02.003.zip
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/tags/9.3.01.003/wppa-ajax.php
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fc663d68-ca52-4012-847f-09817c121890
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/tags/9.3.01.003/wppa-photo-files.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/tags/9.3.01.003/wppa-ajax.php
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- High CVE-2026-96278 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.03.002 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI Session History 6d
- High CVE-2026-87909 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.09.002 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via Multipart Upload Filename via ImageMagick Argument Injection 27d
- High CVE-2026-18579 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.08.003 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Sep 11, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-15344 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.2.04.002 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'table' Parameter Jul 29, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-10095 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.1.13.005 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'subtext' Shortcode Attribute Jul 1, 2026
- High CVE-2025-14835 WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.1.05.008 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Jan 7, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-92115 is "WP Photo Album Plus <= 9.3.02.002 - Authenticated (Custom+) Command Injection via 'value' Parameter (crop item) in update-photo AJAX Action", rated High. It affects WP Photo Album Plus (Opajaap); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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