TI-2025-06974 Aliases CVE-2025-7641 GHSA-3474-jcv8-ww27

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

MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published 2025-08-15 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00586 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
48hmorris	Assistant for NextGEN Gallery	up to 1.0.9	—	No fix listed	CNA

Assistant for NextGEN Gallery Vendor48hmorris Affected up to 1.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7641
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3474-jcv8-ww27
2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

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Sources

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