CVE-2023-34185 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-34185: WordPress NextGen GalleryView Plugin <= 0.5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor John Brien

Product WordPress NextGen GalleryView

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 11, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in John Brien WordPress NextGen GalleryView plugin <= 0.5.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The NextGen GalleryView plugin for WordPress versions up to 0.5.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the gallery without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted gallery actions on behalf of a logged-in administrator without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Gallery settings or content could be modified or deleted by attackers tricking admins into visiting malicious pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34185 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-34185

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions