CVE-2025-14170
📋 TL;DR
The Vimeo SimpleGallery WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify arbitrary plugin settings. This affects all versions up to and including 0.2. Attackers can exploit this to change plugin configuration without proper permissions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Vimeo SimpleGallery WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could modify plugin settings to inject malicious code, redirect users to malicious sites, or disrupt gallery functionality across the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers with low-privilege accounts could alter gallery settings, change display configurations, or potentially inject basic malicious content into gallery pages.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized configuration changes that can be detected and reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward via the admin_menu hook. The vulnerability is publicly documented with code references.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vimeo-simplegallery
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Remove the Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin from your WordPress installation. 2. Consider alternative gallery plugins that are actively maintained. 3. Review user accounts for any unauthorized changes made while the plugin was active.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove vulnerable plugin
allCompletely remove the Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin from WordPress
wp plugin delete vimeo-simplegallery
Restrict user roles
allLimit Subscriber and Contributor role access to only essential functions
Use WordPress role management plugins or custom code to restrict admin_menu access
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin immediately
- Implement strict monitoring of plugin configuration changes and user activity logs
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Vimeo SimpleGallery. If version is 0.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get vimeo-simplegallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify the plugin is no longer installed or active in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access to admin_menu functions
- Unexpected plugin setting changes
- User role escalation attempts
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to admin-ajax.php with vimeogallery_admin action parameter
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND parameters CONTAINS "action=vimeogallery_admin")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vimeo-simplegallery/tags/0.2/vimeo_simplegallery.php#L22
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vimeo-simplegallery/trunk/vimeo_simplegallery.php#L22
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0bb28557-7023-481f-a05b-0b9a22d7a456?source=cve
