CVE-2025-12494

The Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the ajax_import_file function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.28. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to move arbitrary image files on the server.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L554
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L567
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L589
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L597
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3391790/modula-best-grid-gallery/trunk?contextall=1&old=3390878&old_path=%2Fmodula-best-grid-gallery%2Ftrunk
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-12494/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca423309-d8bd-46a4-9e88-9534d9c60b4a?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Nov 2025, 06:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-15 06:15

Updated : 2025-11-18 14:06

NVD link : CVE-2025-12494

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12494

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12494

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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