Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via Race Condition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Modula Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'ajax_unzip_file' function in versions 2.13.1 to 2.13.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files with race condition on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13646
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45f2-8284-5w23
References
Patch 2
More wpchill Modula Image Gallery vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11912 Modula Image Gallery <= 2.11.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12469 Modula 2.13.1 - 2.13.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-08737 Cross-site scripting in wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2020-07223 A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the Modula Image Gallery plugin before 2.2.5 for… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-13646 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13646 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45f2-8284-5w23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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