CVE-2025-13891 (GCVE-0-2025-13891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-12 07:20 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery (Modula) <= 2.13.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Directory Listing
Summary
The Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.3. This is due to the modula_list_folders AJAX endpoint that lacks proper path validation and base directory restrictions. While the endpoint verifies user capabilities (Author+ with upload_files and edit_posts permissions), it fails to validate that user-supplied directory paths reside within safe directories. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to enumerate arbitrary directories on the server via the modula_list_folders endpoint.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-12 20:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpchill | Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.13.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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