WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02798 86th 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
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ngocuct0912 | WP Load Gallery | up to 2.1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Load Gallery Vendorngocuct0912 Affected up to 2.1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr43-57pq-9qgj
Sources
- CVE-2025-23942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cr43-57pq-9qgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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