CVE-2025-49451 Path traversal in Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Aeroscroll Gallery WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2025-49451?
CVE-2025-49451 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in yannisraft Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo 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
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in yannisraft Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery aeroscroll-gallery allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery: from n/a through <= 1.0.13.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49451?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49451 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-2025-49451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g78h-54hc-hc8f.