CVE-2025-27277
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WordPress 'Add Linked Images To Gallery' plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. Attackers could exploit this to inject malicious content or modify plugin settings. All WordPress sites using affected plugin versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Add Linked Images To Gallery 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
Attackers could chain CSRF with stored XSS to compromise administrator accounts, deface websites, or steal session cookies, potentially leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into adding malicious images or links to galleries, enabling content injection or redirecting visitors to malicious sites.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, exploitation attempts would fail, limiting impact to failed attack attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators. No authentication bypass needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Add Linked Images To Gallery'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
WordPressAdd nonce verification to plugin forms and AJAX requests
Add wp_nonce_field() to forms
Verify with wp_verify_nonce() in processing
Disable Plugin
WordPress CLITemporarily disable vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate add-linked-images-to-gallery
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall with CSRF protection rules
- Educate administrators about CSRF risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Add Linked Images To Gallery' version 1.4 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get add-linked-images-to-gallery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.4 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Unexpected gallery modifications by administrators
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to plugin endpoints without referrer headers
- Suspicious external referrers in admin requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("csrf" OR "nonce_failure" OR "add-linked-images-to-gallery")