CVE-2025-22543
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in beautifultemplates ST Gallery WP st-gallery-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ST Gallery WP: from n/a through <= 1.0.8.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in ST Gallery WP plugin allows unauthenticated or low-privilege users to bypass access control checks due to incorrectly configured security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to gallery management functions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify ST Gallery WP is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'ST Gallery WP' in the listAffected if Plugin is present and active
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Determine installed versionCheck the plugin version listed in the Plugins page, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/st-gallery/includes/plugin.php for the 'Version' defined constantAffected if Version is older than the patched release containing proper authorization checks
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Check for unauthenticated access capabilityReview plugin settings under Gallery > Settings or ST Gallery menu for any authorization or access control options that may be incorrectly configuredAffected if Settings allow 'Guest' or 'Subscriber' level users to access gallery management functions without proper role verification
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Inspect plugin PHP files for authorization logicExamine the main plugin PHP files (such as st-gallery.php or admin/class-st-gallery-admin.php) for functions handling gallery CRUD operations - look for missing current_user_can() or capability checks before sensitive actionsAffected if Gallery management endpoints lack proper capability checks or role validation
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Test low-privilege accessUsing a browser or API tool, attempt to access gallery management URLs (such as wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=st_gallery_* or similar admin endpoints) while logged in as a Subscriber-level userAffected if Low-privilege users can modify, create, or delete galleries without appropriate permissions
A user is affected if ST Gallery WP is installed and running a version lacking proper authorization checks, with access control settings that permit low-privilege or unauthenticated users to reach gallery management functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of ST Gallery WP that includes proper authorization checks, or disable the plugin until a patched version is available.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22543 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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