CVE-2025-52721 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-52721: WordPress Global Gallery Plugin <= 9.2.3 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Lcweb

Product Global Gallery

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published August 14, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in LCweb Global Gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Global Gallery: from n/a through 9.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Global Gallery versions up to 9.2.3 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read and modify sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 9.2.3 to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read and modify sensitive data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access and alter gallery data and settings without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52721 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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