CVE-2025-49415 WordPress FW Gallery plugin <= 8.0.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the FW Gallery WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49415?
CVE-2025-49415 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fastw3b LLC FW Gallery, published on 17 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Fastw3b LLC FW Gallery fw-gallery allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FW Gallery: from n/a through <= 8.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49415?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49415?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-49415 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49415 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgfv-xw3p-rg8v.