CVE-2025-23842 HIGH

CVE-2025-23842: WordPress WordPress Gallery Plugin plugin <= 1.4 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Nilesh Shiragave
Product WordPress Gallery Plugin
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nilesh Shiragave WordPress Gallery Plugin wordpress-gallery-plugin allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WordPress Gallery Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The WordPress Gallery Plugin version 1.4 and earlier is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. 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. This can lead to unauthorized changes to gallery settings, content, or configuration.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the gallery by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Gallery settings or content could be modified without your knowledge if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker; no special plugin configuration required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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