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WP Google Review Slider lets forged requests alter Google API settings

Priority LOW 19CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The WP Google Review Slider WordPress plugin before 18.11 does not validate a nonce when updating its active Google Places configuration. An attacker who tricks a site administrator into following a crafted link can use a forged request to alter or destroy that configuration (CWE-352). A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

The WP Google Review Slider WordPress plugin before 18.11 does not perform nonce validation when updating its active Google Places configuration, allowing attackers to alter or destroy that configuration via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into following a crafted link.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00103 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WP Google Review Slider (Unknown): 18.11

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWP Google Review Sliderbefore 18.1118.11Patch availableCNA
  • WP Google Review Slider VendorUnknown Affected before 18.11 Fixed in 18.11 Patch available CNA

Remediation

The plugin is fixed in version 18.11. The sources list no advisory identifier for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

  • Fix · CNA WP Google Review Slider (Unknown) Fixed in 18.11

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117588
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-52pv-v24m-h9p4
  3. 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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