# CVE-2019-25149: Gallery Images Ape <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Plugin Deactivation

> Authenticated attackers can deactivate any site plugin, potentially disabling security features or breaking functionality.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gqj-h9j6-qwf5

## What is CVE-2019-25149?

CVE-2019-25149 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in galleryape Gallery Images Ape, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Gallery Images Ape plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation in versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This allows authenticated attackers with any capability level to deactivate any plugin on the site, including plugins necessary to site functionality or security.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25149?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Robogallery Gallery Images Ape.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25149?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in galleryape Gallery Images Ape

- [CVE-2022-41785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41785/): WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery by Ape Plugin <= 2.2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25149 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25149 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in galleryape Gallery Images Ape, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: galleryape Gallery Images Ape. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25149/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25149/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25149
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25149
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25149

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25149/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.