Arbitrary file upload in Ngocuct0912 Wp Load Gallery

CVE-2025-23942

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.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-23942: held from 0.027 to 0.027.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23942?
CVE-2025-23942 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ngocuct0912 Wp Load Gallery, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-23942?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23942 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.