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

Q: What is CVE-2025-23942?

CVE-2025-23942 is a critical vulnerability in ngocuct0912 WP Load Gallery, published on 22 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2025-23942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-23942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Critical 9.1 Published 22 Jan 2025 Updated 11 May 2026

Attackers can upload malicious web shells to the server, leading to remote code execution on sites using the WP Load Gallery plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-23942?

CVE-2025-23942 is a critical vulnerability in ngocuct0912 WP Load Gallery, published on 22 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23942?

How do I fix CVE-2025-23942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-23942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cr43-57pq-9qgj.