CVE-2025-28996 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-28996: WordPress GPP Slideshow plugin <= 1.3.5 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Thad Allender
Product GPP Slideshow
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 6, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Thad Allender GPP Slideshow gpp-slideshow allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GPP Slideshow: from n/a through <= 1.3.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

GPP Slideshow versions 1.3.5 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter slideshow data without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects the integrity of slideshow content but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify slideshow content without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter slideshow presentations, potentially defacing or corrupting site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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