CVE-2025-23942 – WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2025-23942

16 Jan 2025 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in NgocCode WP Load Gallery allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects WP Load Gallery: from n/a through 2.1.6. The WP Load Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may mak... • https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-load-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-load-gallery-plugin-2-1-6-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type •