# CVE-2026-65487: ThemeGoods Photography Theme broken access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-65487-themegoods-photography-theme-broken-access-control  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-23. Updated: 2026-07-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-65487 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-07-23

The Photography theme for WordPress, used by photographers to showcase portfolios, contains a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to perform actions they should not have access to. An attacker could potentially modify certain settings or data without needing to log in. While the impact is currently rated as medium, it could affect the integrity of the website's content or configuration.

Vendors: [ThemeGoods](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/themegoods).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-65487 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65487 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-65487?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 23 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ThemeGoods Photography Theme <= 7.7.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65487?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-65487 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-65487?** Check whether you run ThemeGoods Photography Theme at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The Photography theme for WordPress (versions up to and including 7.7.6) suffers from a broken access control vulnerability due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute functions or modify data that should be restricted to administrative users. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without any user interaction. As of the latest advisory, no official patch has been released by the vendor, ThemeGoods. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects that while the integrity of the system can be impacted, there is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability.

## Affected products

- ThemeGoods Photography Theme <= 7.7.6

## Timeline

- 2026-01-29: other: Reported by researcher Phat RiO
- 2026-07-22: advisory: Initial advisory published by Patchstack
- 2026-07-23: disclosed: CVE published in NVD

## References

- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/photography/vulnerability/wordpress-photography-theme-7-7-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/photography/vulnerability/wordpress-photography-theme-7-7-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)