CVE-2025-12494 json
Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.12.28 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image File Move
published 2025-11-15 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 32 d ago also EUVD-2025-197684
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wpchill modula_image_gallery 2.12.29
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca423309-d8bd-46a4-9e88-9534d9c60b4a?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L554
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L567
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L589
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/2.12.26/includes/admin/class-modula-gallery-upload.php#L597
- research.cleantalk.org /cve-2025-12494/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3391790/modula-best-grid-gallery/trunk?contextall=1&old=3390878&old_path=%2Fmodula-best-grid-galler
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12494
- NVD CVE-2025-12494
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.