CVE-2025-14170 Missing authorization in Vimeo SimpleGallery
Authenticated subscribers can modify arbitrary plugin settings due to missing authorization checks in the Vimeo SimpleGallery WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14170?
CVE-2025-14170 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stiand Vimeo SimpleGallery, published on 12 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14170?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-14170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj2h-wp43-f7w3.