Meow Gallery

Meow Gallery has 7 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2021 and 2026; all 7 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.7, and the most serious one scores 8.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 2 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 3 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 3 of the records (43%). Other recurring categories include SQL Injection, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key.

Every one of the 7 issues recorded for Meow Gallery has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

7 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Meow Gallery is installed on roughly 10,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.7/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

7

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 8.8

Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

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Vulnerability Records

7 records
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Meow Gallery

Jordy Meow

Author

Jordy Meow

4.9(201)
98/100
Last Updated
2026-08-17 (26d ago)
Active Installs
10,000+
Downloads
557,841
Requires WP
6.0+
Requires PHP
8.1+
Tested up to
WP 7.0.4
Created
2016-10-21 (10y ago)

Meow Gallery is the lightweight, polished gallery solution for WordPress. Built from scratch for simplicity, appearance, and speed. Features a Gallery Block, shortcode support, or works as an override for the standard WordPress gallery. It’s responsive, retina-friendly, with modern layouts, and tightly optimized. Stop fighting bloated gallery plugins that turn your WordPress into a slower experience! 😘 Meow Gallery focuses on what actually matters: Beautiful Layouts and Performance. Check out our official site and see the layouts in action to get started. Core Features 🎨 Beautiful Layouts Choose from Tiles, Masonry, Justified (like Flickr), Square (like Instagram), Cascade, and Horizontal. Pro version adds Carousel and Map layouts. 🚀 Performance First Built from scratch with modern code. No legacy bloat, no unnecessary features. Just clean, fast galleries. 🔌 WordPress Native Works naturally with WordPress and Gutenberg without hacking it. Use the Gallery Block, shortcode, or override the standard WordPress gallery. Switch back anytime—no lock-in. 📱 Responsive & Retina All layouts are fully responsive and retina-ready for crisp images on any device. Compatibility Since Meow Gallery works with WordPress naturally, it’s compatible with most plugins and themes: Lightbox: Use any lightbox you prefer. We recommend Meow Lightbox for the best experience. Lightroom: Fully compatible with Photo Engine for media organization and Lightroom sync. External Links: Use Gallery Custom Links to add custom URLs to your images. Audio: Add audio to images with Audio Story Images. SEO-friendly with automatic sitemap integration (works with Yoast SEO and others). Pro Features Infinite/Lazy Loading: Faster page loading and smoother experience Carousel Layout: Dynamic slider/carousel that can also work as a hero Map Layout: GPS-based photo display for travel galleries Animations: Bring your galleries to life with smooth animations You can find more information on Meow Apps: Meow Gallery.

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