CVE-2023-25988 HIGH

CVE-2023-25988: WordPress Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery plugin <= 1.7.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Video Gallery By Total-Soft
Product Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 13, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Video Gallery by Total-Soft Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery: from n/a through 1.7.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery through version 1.7.6 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt the site's availability. An attacker can send network requests without authentication to trigger a denial-of-service condition. No user interaction or special privileges are required.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by sending requests that consume resources.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or inaccessible if targeted; requires updating the plugin to restore stability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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