CVE-2025-23942

WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

9.1 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.80%Up 2.8 points since Jan 23, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

WordPress WP Load Gallery Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-23942
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-3556 9.1

Record: EUVD-2025-3556
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr43-57pq-9qgj 9.1

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in NgocCode WP Load Gallery allows...

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.

Record: GHSA-cr43-57pq-9qgj
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.1

Record: CVE-2025-23942
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Nxploited/CVE-2025-23942-poc	2025-02-25

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-23942 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Ngoccode Wp Load Gallery, published January 22, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.