Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-49394

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in bPlugins Image Gallery block – Create and display photo gallery/photo album. 3d-image-gallery allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Image Gallery block – Create and display photo gallery/photo album.: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.

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 confidence

This is a broken access control vulnerability in the bPlugins Image Gallery WordPress plugin where certain functionality lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to access administrative or restricted features that should be constrained by ACLs.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version once available, or implement proper capability checks and nonce verification around all sensitive functionality in the affected code paths.

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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
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if bPlugins Image Gallery plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins and look for 'bPlugins Image Gallery' or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'image-gallery' and 'bplugins' in the name
    Affected if The plugin is installed and activated
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins page, locate bPlugins Image Gallery and record the version number shown under the plugin name
    Affected if The version is older than the latest patched version once released
  3. Review user accounts with low privileges
    In WordPress admin > Users, examine the list of users and note any accounts assigned roles such as Subscriber, Contributor, or other roles with limited capabilities
    Affected if Low-privilege user accounts exist in WordPress
  4. Test for unauthorized access capability
    Using a low-privilege test account (subscriber/contributor), attempt to access plugin admin functions or gallery management endpoints that should require administrator privileges
    Affected if The low-privilege user can access administrative plugin features without proper authorization

You are affected if the bPlugins Image Gallery plugin is installed and active with a vulnerable version, and any low-privilege user accounts exist who could potentially access restricted plugin functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the plugin to the latest version once available, or implement proper capability checks and nonce verification around all sensitive functionality in the affected code paths.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest available version (newer than 1.0.7)

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'Image Gallery block' (also listed as '3d-image-gallery') plugin
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
  5. 5. After updating, verify the plugin is running on the newest release

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,980
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