CVE-2025-13685
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Publication date: 2025-12-02

Last updated on: 2025-12-02

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Photo Gallery by Ays plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.8. This is due to missing nonce verification on the bulk action functionality in the 'process_bulk_action()' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform bulk operations (delete, publish, or unpublish galleries) via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Published
2025-12-02
Last Modified
2025-12-02
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-12-02
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-13685
EUVD
EUVD-2025-200203

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Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ays gallery_photo_gallery 6.4.8
ays gallery_photo_gallery 6.4.9

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CWE ID Description
CWE-352 The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 6.4.8. It occurs because the plugin's bulk action functionality lacks nonce verification in the 'process_bulk_action()' function. This allows an attacker to trick an administrator into performing bulk operations such as deleting, publishing, or unpublishing galleries via a forged request without proper authentication.

Impact Analysis

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized bulk actions on galleries, such as deleting, publishing, or unpublishing them, by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link. This can lead to unintended content changes or loss of data within the WordPress site.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update the Photo Gallery by Ays plugin for WordPress to a version later than 6.4.8 where the nonce verification issue in the 'process_bulk_action()' function is fixed. Additionally, avoid clicking on suspicious links that could trigger bulk actions, and ensure that only trusted administrators have access to perform bulk operations.

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