CVE-2025-23942 | WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

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.

Published: 2025-01-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-23942 is rated High Risk (75.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.95%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +15.82% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-23942

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-24 29.13% 44.95% +15.82%
2 2026-04-12 28.77% 29.13% +0.36%
3 2026-04-05 — 28.77% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-23942

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.3 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-23942

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-23942

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-23942

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