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CVE-2025-23942

WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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 make remote code execution possible.

*Credits: Le Ngoc Anh (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-01-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-01-16 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-22 CVE Updated
  • 2025-01-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wp Load Gallery
Search vendor "Wp Load Gallery"
 Wp Load Gallery
Search vendor "Wp Load Gallery" for product "Wp Load Gallery"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 2.1.6
Search vendor "Wp Load Gallery" for product "Wp Load Gallery" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.1.6"
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Affected