Description
Product Gallery Slider & Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 2.3.23 before 2.3.26 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Codestar backup AJAX actions csf-export, csf-import and csf-reset. Shop Managers can read the csf_backup_nonce from the settings page and supply arbitrary option names via the 'unique' parameter to read, overwrite or delete WordPress options, including modifying wp_user_roles to escalate to administrator.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codeixer | Product Gallery Slider & Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce | 2.3.23 – < 2.3.26 | 2.3.26 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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7xd10/CVE-2026-120318 ★ 2 · Nov 2, 2026
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-product-gallery-slider/tags/2.3.26/includes/cdx-framework/functions/actions.php patch
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-product-gallery-slider/tags/2.3.25/includes/codestar/functions/actions.php technical-description
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-product-gallery-slider/tags/2.3.25/src/Options.php technical-description
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-product-gallery-slider/#developers release-notes
- https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woo-product-gallery-slider.2.3.26.zip patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: Product Gallery Slider for WooCommerce 2.3.23 before 2.3.26 Missing Authorization via Codestar AJAX third-party-advisory