CVE-2025-31392
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 Shameem Reza Smart Product Gallery Slider smart-product-gallery-slider allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Smart Product Gallery Slider: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.
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 Smart Product Gallery Slider plugin allows remote attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions by tricking them into visiting malicious pages. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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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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Locate the Smart Product Gallery Slider pluginCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'smart-product-gallery-slider' or similar. In the plugin folder, open the main PHP file and look for the plugin header comment containing the version number (e.g., 'Version: 1.2.3').Affected if The plugin folder exists and contains the Smart Product Gallery Slider plugin files with any version number.
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Verify admin authentication requirementConfirm that the vulnerable endpoints require administrator-level authentication by reviewing the plugin code for capability checks (e.g., 'manage_options' or 'administrator' role checks) on state-changing functions.Affected if The plugin performs admin-level operations but the affected functions require administrator authentication.
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Inspect form submissions for nonce verificationExamine PHP files handling form submissions (typically in the main plugin file or admin/class-*.php files). Search for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'check_ajax_referer' calls immediately before any database write, option update, or status change operations.Affected if Form handling code lacks nonce verification or the nonce check is missing before processing the request.
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Inspect AJAX action handlers for nonce validationReview AJAX callback functions registered via 'wp_ajax_*' hooks. Search for nonce verification at the start of each callback that modifies data (e.g., saves settings, updates product gallery, changes slider options).Affected if AJAX handlers that modify plugin settings or content do not validate nonces before processing.
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Check admin action hooks for CSRF protectionLook for 'admin_action_*' hooks or direct URL parameter handlers. Verify that any action that modifies data (such as 'save', 'update', 'delete', 'toggle', 'reset' parameters) includes nonce validation before executing the action.Affected if State-changing admin actions lack anti-CSRF token validation.
The environment is affected if the Smart Product Gallery Slider plugin is installed and its code handling state-changing operations (forms, AJAX calls, admin actions) does not verify anti-CSRF tokens before processing requests.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the plugin, and verify the nonce before processing any state-changing requests.
Smart Product Gallery Slider version 1.0.5 or latest available
- 1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate 'Smart Product Gallery Slider' by Shameem Reza
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to the latest version
- 5. If no update is visible, manually download the latest version from the WordPress Plugin Repository and upload it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is running on the latest version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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