Vimeo SimpleGallery <= 0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Modification
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing authorization checks on the `vimeogallery_admin` function hooked to `admin_menu`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify arbitrary plugin settings via the `action` parameter.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj2h-wp43-f7w3
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0bb28557-7023-481f-a05b-0b9a22d7a456?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vimeo-simplegallery/trunk/vimeo_simplegallery.php#L22
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vimeo-simplegallery/tags/0.2/vimeo_simplegallery.php#L22
More stiand vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-11066 WP Global Screen Options <= 0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Screen Options Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-14170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj2h-wp43-f7w3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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