CVE-2025-13603 WP AUDIO GALLERY <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via .htaccess Manipulation
Authenticated subscribers can overwrite .htaccess to read arbitrary files due to missing capability checks in WP Audio Gallery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13603?
CVE-2025-13603 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in husainali52 WP AUDIO GALLERY, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP AUDIO GALLERY plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to insufficient capability checks and lack of nonce verification on the "wpag_htaccess_callback" function This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the site's .htaccess file with arbitrary content, which can lead to arbitrary file read on the server under certain configurations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13603?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13603?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-13603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13603 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36c8-8hrq-7r5x.