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Missing Authorization

CVE-2025-6726

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The Block Editor Gallery Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the classic_gallery_slider_options() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post meta for arbitrary posts.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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  • NONE
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CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published