CVE-2025-23942

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—Elevated

9.1

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.

CVSS v3: 9.1
EG Score: 9.1(medium)
EPSS: 97.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 22, 2025

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (1)

audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-load-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-load-gallery-plugin-2-1-6-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCNxploited/CVE-2025-23942-poc
First seen Feb 25, 2025
WP Load Gallery <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-23942?

CVE-2025-23942 is a critical vulnerability published on January 22, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-23942 disclosed?

CVE-2025-23942 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 22, 2025, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-23942 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-23942 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-23942?

CVE-2025-23942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-23942?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-23942, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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