Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

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

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity unrestricted file upload in WP Load Gallery from ngocuct0912. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in ngocuct0912 WP Load Gallery 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ngocuct0912 WP Load Gallery 0 – through 2.1.6

Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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