CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-14170

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin for WordPress (up to version 0.2) is vulnerable to missing authorization. Missing authorization checks on the `vimeogallery_admin` function hooked to `admin_menu` allow authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to modify arbitrary plugin settings via the `action` parameter.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated user with low privileges could change plugin settings, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in site configuration.

Recommendation

Update the Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin to the latest available version that includes the security fix.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Vimeo SimpleGallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing authorization checks on the `vimeogallery_admin` function hooked to `admin_menu`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify arbitrary plugin settings via the `action` parameter.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS