CVE-2025-23842
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nilesh Shiragave WordPress Gallery Plugin wordpress-gallery-plugin allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WordPress Gallery Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.4.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Gallery Plugin by Nilesh Shiragave allows attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly executing unintended actions (such as modifying gallery settings or deleting content) by leveraging the lack of anti-CSRF token validation in the plugin's forms and AJAX requests.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 WordPress Gallery Plugin is installedCheck the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a gallery plugin authored by Nilesh ShiragaveAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Inspect plugin PHP files for nonce implementationLocate the main plugin PHP file and search for wp_verify_nonce, check_ajax_referer, or wp_create_nonce function calls. Also check for nonce field generation using wp_nonce_field or wp_nonce_url in form definitionsAffected if No nonce validation functions are found in the plugin code, or nonce functions are present but not called before state-changing operations
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Examine form definitions for nonce fieldsOpen the plugin PHP files that render HTML forms (typically in admin settings pages or front-end templates) and inspect form HTML to verify nonce fields are included as hidden inputsAffected if Forms do not contain hidden nonce fields (look for input fields with name containing '_nonce' or 'nonce')
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Check AJAX handlers for referer verificationFind the plugin's AJAX action handlers (hooks like wp_ajax_*) and verify they call check_ajax_referer or wp_verify_nonce before processing the requestAffected if AJAX handlers process requests without verifying the nonce or referer header
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Review state-changing code pathsIdentify functions that modify gallery settings, delete content, or alter database records. Trace back to confirm they are protected by nonce validation and not reachable without proper authenticationAffected if State-changing operations (settings updates, content deletion) can be triggered without valid nonce verification
The environment is affected if the WordPress Gallery Plugin by Nilesh Shiragave is installed and its code lacks proper nonce validation on forms and AJAX requests that perform state-changing operations.
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 dataImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all forms and AJAX actions within the plugin, and verify the nonce validation on every state-changing request. Additionally, add origin/referer header validation as a secondary defense layer.
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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.
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