Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-7641Assistant for NextGEN Gallery <= 1.0.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion

High 7.5

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A high-severity path traversal in Assistant for NextGEN Gallery from 48hmorris. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Assistant for NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the /wp-json/nextgenassistant/v1.0.0/control REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary directories on the server, which can cause a complete loss of availability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
48hmorris	Assistant for NextGEN Gallery	0 – through 1.0.9

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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