VDB-311455 · CVE-2025-28996 · GCVE-0-2025-28996

Thad Allender GPP Slideshow Plugin up to 1.3.5 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Thad Allender GPP Slideshow Plugin up to 1.3.5 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-28996. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Thad Allender GPP Slideshow Plugin up to 1.3.5 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Thad Allender GPP Slideshow allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects GPP Slideshow: from n/a through 1.3.5.

The weakness was published by Hlog. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-28996 since 03/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Thad Allender

Name

GPP Slideshow Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/11/2025 🔍
06/06/2025 +86 days 🔍
06/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/06/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Hlog
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-28996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-28996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311455

Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 15:29
Changes: 06/06/2025 15:29 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103