CVE-2025-23942 (GCVE-0-2025-23942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-22 14:29 – Updated: 2025-01-22 19:33
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Summary
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in NgocCode 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.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NgocCode WP Load Gallery Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.1.6 (custom)
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Credits
Le Ngoc Anh (Patchstack Alliance)
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