CVE-2025-12494

Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery <= 2.12.28 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Image File Move

Published: Nov 15, 2025Updated: Nov 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285

4.3MEDIUM

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-285

Affected Products

wpchill

commercialaka wp chill

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video GalleryOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca423309-d8bd-46a4-9e88-9534d9c60b4a?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://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

https://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

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