Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-31732 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress GB Gallery Slideshow plugin through version 1.3. A logged-in user could perform an action the plugin should have restricted, causing limited integrity impact. The provided sources do not show active exploitation or a named fixed release.
Executive priority
Treat as routine but real WordPress hygiene work. Prioritize sites that allow many authenticated users, customer accounts, contractors, or shared editorial access. This is not evidenced as actively exploited in the supplied sources.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in gb-plugins GB Gallery Slideshow, package gb-gallery-slideshow. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, integrity impact low, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with GB Gallery Slideshow installed at version 1.3 or earlier. The attacker model requires an authenticated user account. Sites without the plugin, or with unauthenticated-only public visitors, have materially lower exposure.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The weakness is still relevant where low-privileged WordPress accounts exist, such as subscriber, contributor, customer, or shared editorial accounts.
Researcher notes
The public details are sparse. The bundle identifies missing authorization and low integrity impact but does not describe the affected endpoint, exact capability check, exploit path, or fixed version. Avoid assuming broader impact without vendor or Patchstack detail.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for GB Gallery Slideshow installations and versions.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or advisory update.
- Update the plugin if a fixed release is available from trusted channels.
- If no fix is available, evaluate disabling or replacing the plugin.
- Limit low-privileged WordPress accounts to users with current business need.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether GB Gallery Slideshow is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with the affected range through 1.3.
- Review WordPress user roles and remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts.
- Check application logs for unusual authenticated plugin-related changes.
- Track Patchstack and CVE records for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/gb-gallery-slideshow/vulnerability/wordpress-gb-gallery-slideshow-plugin-1-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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